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Missouri voters cast ballots on Nov. 3, 2026, in midterm elections featuring a competitive U.S. House race in the 2nd District, a constitutional amendment to ban abortion, and a measure to protect voter-approved laws. Local races in St. Louis, St. Louis County, and surrounding counties also decided key offices and school district propositions.
Missouri voters decisively rejected Amendments 4 and 5 in every county on August 4, 2026. Amendment 4, which would have required citizen-led constitutional changes to pass in every congressional district, and Amendment 5, which proposed eliminating the state income tax, both failed with less than 20% support statewide. The defeats marked a rare bipartisan rejection of proposals championed by Governor Mike Kehoe and the Republican legislature.
Missouri voters decisively rejected Amendments 4 and 5 in the August 4 primary, preserving the state income tax and the citizen-led initiative process. Amendment 5, which proposed phasing out the income tax in favor of expanded sales taxes, failed with 83.3% of voters voting no. Amendment 4, which would have required a majority in each of the eight congressional districts to pass constitutional changes, also failed with 80.2% voting no. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas praised the results as a rejection of 'voodoo tax schemes' and 'far-out' politics, while the Associated Press confirmed the outcomes. The primary also saw competitive GOP races, including Eric Burlison securing the 7th Congressional District nomination and Lori Rook defeating incumbent Senator Curtis Trent in a local upset.