2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Missouri House District 8

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Josh Hurlbert

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 8 (since 2020)
Work: State Representative, Missouri House District 8 (since 2021); Senior Field Representative for U.S. Rep. Sam Graves

Josh Hurlbert has served as State Representative for District 8 in the Missouri General Assembly since 2020, a district that includes all or part of Clay and Clinton counties.

Josh Hurlbert has worked as senior field representative for U.S. Rep. Sam Graves since 2009 and served as a Smithville alderman from 2018 to 2020. He was elected to the Missouri House in 2020.

Hurlbert's committees

Transportation (Chairman)
Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight (Co-Chair)
Legislative Review (Vice-Chairman)
Elementary and Secondary Education
Emerging Issues

Sources for Hurlbert

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

Amy Minich

Democratic

Work: Staff, UAW Local 249 (community outreach)

Amy Minich has worked for UAW Local 249 since 2014, leading community outreach and voter engagement in Clay and Ray counties. She lives in Lawson.

Sources for Minich

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

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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