The deadline to file as a candidate for the August 4, 2026, Primary Election is Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

Filing for the following offices will take place in the office of Susette M. Taylor, Atchison County Clerk & Election Authority, in the Commission Room on the first floor of the Atchison County Courthouse, 400 South Washington Street, Rock Port, Missouri: Associate Circuit Judge, Presiding Commissioner, County Clerk, Clerk of Circuit Court, County Recorder of Deeds, County Treasurer, Prosecuting Attorney, and County Collector.

Declarations of candidacy may be filed for the following political officers who are to be elected at the Primary Elections: Township or Ward Committeeman and Township or Ward Committeewoman.