2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Missouri Senate District 8

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Keri Ingle

Democratic

In office now: State Representative, District 35 (since 2018)
Work: State Representative, Missouri House District 35 (since 2019); social worker

Keri Ingle has served as State Representative for District 35 in the Missouri General Assembly since 2018, a district that includes all or part of Jackson County.

Keri Ingle is a social worker who has worked in child welfare as an adoption specialist for the Jackson County Children's Division and in schools, hospitals and mental health facilities. She holds a master's in social work from the University of Kansas and was elected to the Missouri House in 2018.

Ingle's committees

Elections
General Laws (Ranking Minority Member)
Joint Committee on Legislative Research
Rules - Legislative
Utilities

Sources for Ingle

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

Jon Patterson

Republican

Work: Speaker of the Missouri House; State Representative, District 30; general surgeon

Jon Patterson is a physician who practiced general surgery in eastern Jackson County from 2011 to 2022. He represents District 30 in the Missouri House, where he serves as Speaker.

Sources for Patterson

Jon Patterson - 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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