Daviess County courthouse

Daviess County Elections

Run for Office

Information on how to run for local offices and positions. Information on candidate and campaign-related services.

Becoming a Candidate – Local Offices

For information about running for local office, please contact the Daviess County Clerk’s office at (660) 663-3300, ext. 4. A List of which elected official positions are open can be found under the Offices up for Election tab.

Candidates filing for local elected official positions in Primary Elections need to pay their candidate filing fees with their local political party. The fee is $100.00.

Contact for the Republican Party is Diane McLey; 660-605-0758.

Contact for the Democratic Party is Dan McCann; 816-810-5436.

State Offices

For information about running for state or federal office, please visit the Missouri Secretary of State’s candidate web page.

District Boundaries

Other local maps are available by request from the Daviess County Assessor’s Office 660-663-3300 ext 1.

Raising & Spending Money

You can learn about campaign financing and the necessary forms in the links below.