Voters will head to the polls Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to cast their ballots in the General Election. Voters will select their choices to fill several state and county positions, as well as vote on four constitutional amendments and one state proposition. Rock Port voters will also vote on a city proposition for imposing a sales tax of 1/2 of 1% for the purpose of providing funding for local parks including land, facilities, and operations.

The Atchison County race for Presiding Commissioner has two contenders this election – incumbent Curt Livengood and write-in candidate Larry Grimes.

Curt is the current Presiding Commissioner. He said, “I’ve been thru two historic floods and covid-19 and led the county strongly thru all three events.  County financial is as sound as it’s ever been, and I wouldn’t spend taxpayers money any differently than I would if it was my own. I work hard to represent the county well and I am respected by other elected officials throughout the state of Missouri and surrounding areas. I appreciate the support the county has given me and ask the citizens of the county to continue to do that.”

Larry, a Tarkio resident, is a motor grader operator for Atchison County Road & Bridge, where he’s been employed for the past four years. He remarked, “In May 1979, Holt County Road and Bridge hired me fresh out of high school. I worked for the bridge department until turning 18. Then I became a motor grader operator in Maitland. A few months later, I transferred to the Oregon County barn as a motor grader operator. I worked for  Holt County for seven years. After leaving, I went to work for Martin Marietta at the rock quarry operating heavy equipment. After four very dusty years, I decided I wanted to live my dream so I went to the law enforcement academy and became a police officer. I was a deputy sheriff and police chief for my home town of Forest City, Missouri. In 1998, I began working for the Tarkio Police Department and a few years later, I became the police chief of Tarkio. I have 21 years law enforcement experience and loved every minute of it! To make a long story short, this is how I came to Atchison County in 2000. Currently, I am a grader operator for the Atchison County Road & Bridge Rockport District. I feel this makes me a great candidate for Atchison County’s Presiding Commissioner.”