2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Missouri House District 61

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Stacy Bax

Democratic

Work: Bookkeeper for family small businesses; former Missouri State Highway Patrol employee

Stacy Bax worked for the Missouri State Highway Patrol until 2008 and manages bookkeeping for two small businesses she runs with her husband.

Sources for Bax

Stacy Bax - 2026 candidate profile (The Ballot Brief, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Bruce Sassmann

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 61 (since 2020)
Work: State Representative, Missouri House District 61 (since 2021); convenience store owner; landlord; retired funeral home operator

Bruce Sassmann has served as State Representative for District 61 in the Missouri General Assembly since 2020, a district that includes all or part of Miller, Osage, Montgomery and Gasconade counties.

Bruce Sassmann retired from his family's funeral business in Bland and Belle and has owned a convenience store for 25 years. He was named Wildlife Conservationist of the Year (2009) by the Conservation Federation of Missouri and has chaired the House Conservation and Natural Resources Committee.

Sassmann's committees

Conservation and Natural Resources (Vice-Chairman)
Financial Institutions
Higher Education and Workforce Development
Joint Committee on Rural Economic Development

Sources for Sassmann

Bruce Sassmann: official member information (Missouri House of Representatives, Public record)
Missouri General Assembly: current member roster (Missouri House of Representatives, Public record)

Sources

Candidate list and race details

Certification of Candidates and Party Emblems, General Election Nov. 3, 2026 (Missouri Secretary of State, Public record)

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