St. Louis County prosecuting attorney
November 3, 2026. The incumbent is running. In 2022, Wesley Bell (D) won with 70.7%.
How it voted in 2022
- Wesley Bell (D)70.7%
- Theo Brown Sr. (L)29.3%
2022 general election, share of the votes cast for the office; the winner of that race is first. Sources are listed at the foot of the page. Accessed Nov 1, 2026.
On the ballot
| Candidate | Party | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Price Smith | Democratic | Incumbent |
| Theo Brown Sr. | Libertarian | Challenger |
Candidate list from the county election authority’s ballot content, accessed Nov 1, 2026; party labels as in the sources below.
Polls and ratings
No public general-election poll or published rating was found for this race, and this site does not publish its own probability for local races.
Searched Nov 1, 2026. Ratings and polls appear here only when they are published by someone else.
Context
Price Smith was appointed by Gov. Mike Parson in December 2024 and sworn in on January 3, 2025, after Wesley Bell, the 2022 winner, went to Congress. Her appointed term ends January 1, 2027. The party labels shown are those in the St. Louis Public Radio voter guide. The 2022 race had no Republican candidate. No public poll or published rating was found.
Sources4ShowHide
- St. Louis County Board of Elections, unofficial ballot content report, November 3, 2026 (printed 09/16/2026), accessed Nov 1, 2026.
- St. Louis Public Radio, St. Louis voter guide 2026 (party labels), accessed Nov 1, 2026.
- St. Louis County Board of Elections, official results, general election of November 8, 2022 (run 11/21/2022), accessed Nov 1, 2026.
- St. Louis Public Radio, Melissa Price Smith sworn in as St. Louis County prosecutor, January 3, 2025, accessed Nov 1, 2026.