2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Missouri House District 9

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Gena Puckett

Democratic

Work: Retired public school math teacher (31 years)

Gena Puckett taught for 31 years in Ridgeway and Platte County R-III schools and holds a mathematics education degree from Missouri Western State University.

Sources for Puckett

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

Dean VanSchoiack

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 9 (since 2020)
Work: State Representative, Missouri House District 9 (since 2021); farmer, auctioneer and real estate broker

Dean VanSchoiack has served as State Representative for District 9 in the Missouri General Assembly since 2020, a district that includes all or part of De Kalb, Clinton and Andrew counties.

Dean VanSchoiack is a farmer, auctioneer and real estate broker from Savannah who studied at the University of Missouri. He was elected to the Missouri House in 2020.

VanSchoiack's committees

Special Committee on Rural Issues (Chairman)
Special Interim Committee on Property Tax Reform
Utilities
Agriculture
Elections
Government Efficiency
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform

Sources for VanSchoiack

Dean VanSchoiack: 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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