The deadline for candidates to file in Missouri for county, state, legislative and judicial offices for this year's Aug. 2 primary and Nov. 8 general elections passed at 5 p.m. Tuesday - with several new candidates entering races on the last day.
Winners of the party primaries for each office will face each other in November - but still could face write-in challengers in the general election, even if no candidates filed in other parties' primaries.
Among those filing was former state senator and Kansas City mayor Charles Wheeler, who will run as a Democrat for Missouri governor against Attorney General Chris Koster in a primary.
Wheeler was elected to the state Senate in 2002 to a four-year term and served with Koster. Wheeler also was mayor of Kansas City from 1971-79.
Cole County
Two candidates filed for Cole County races Tuesday.
Democrat Ed Williams filed as a candidate for Eastern District Commissioner. He ran in 2012 against current commissioner, Republican Jeff Hoelscher.
Also filing Tuesday was JoDonn Chaney, running as a Republican in the race for public administrator. There are four candidates looking to fill the seat, as current Public Administrator Marilyn Schmutzler is retiring.
The final list of candidates in Cole County office races is as follows (incumbents are indicated by *):
Eastern District Commissioner: Democrat - Ed Williams; Republican - *Jeff Hoelscher.
Western District Commissioner: Republican - *Kris Scheperle, Janet Ousley.
Sheriff: Republican - Gary Hill, John Wheeler and Randy Dampf.
Assessor: Republican - *Christopher "Chris" Estes and Greg Rollins.
Treasurer: Republican - *Eric Peters.
Public administrator: Democrat - Jeanne Knaebel Schwaller; Republican - Joe Kuensting, Rik Combs and JoDonn Chaney.
State and federal offices
Tuesday's last day of filing saw changes in three Mid-Missouri state-level races - with two candidates filing for offices and one withdrawing.
Former state Rep. Cynthia Davis, R-O'Fallon, filed Tuesday as a challenger to incumbent U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer.
And Tom Smith, D-Washington, filed Tuesday to challenge incumbent Rep. Justin Alferman, R-Hermann, in the Nov. 8 general election.
The withdrawal - Bruce Sassman, R-Bland, who had filed as a candidate for the House District 62 seat now held by incumbent Tom Hurst, R-St. Thomas - leaves a total of five Mid-Missouri House races where the incumbent has no primary or general election opponent.
The other four are Republican Reps. Travis Fitzwater, Holts Summit; Caleb Jones, Columbia; Rocky Miller, Lake Ozark; and Diane Franklin, Camdenton.
There also are two area circuit judge races with no primary or general election opponents - incumbents John Beger, R-Rolla, and Ken Hayden, R-Barnett.
The candidates who had filed by Tuesday's 5 p.m. deadline for offices covering all, or parts, of Mid-Missouri included (in the order they will appear on the ballot, with incumbents indicated by *).
U.S. Congress
3rd Congressional District (includes Cole, Miller and part of Camden counties): Democrat - Kevin Miller; Republican - *Blaine Luetkemeyer and Cynthia Davis; Libertarian - Dan Hogan; and Constitution - Doanita Simmons.
4th Congressional District (includes Moniteau, Morgan, most of Camden and Cooper counties): Democrat - Gordon Christensen and Jack Truman; Republican - John E. Webb and *Vicky Hartzler; and Libertarian - Mark Bliss.
State Senate
District 19 (includes Boone and Cooper counties): Democrat - Stephen Webber; and Republican - Caleb Rowden.
State House
District 49 (includes southern Callaway County and part of Cole County): Republican - *Travis Fitzwater.
District 50: Republican - *Caleb Jones.
District 58: Democrat - Travis Maupin; Republican - *David Wood, Alex Stafford and Mike Staton.
District 59 (includes parts of Cole and Miller counties): Republican - *Mike Bernskoetter and Randy Dinwiddie.
District 60 (covers most of Jefferson City): Democrat - Kevin Nelson; Republican - *Jason "Jay" Barnes.
District 61: Democrat - Tom Smith; Republican - *Justin Alferman.
District 62: Republican - *Tom Hurst.
District 123 (includes parts of Camden and Laclede counties): Republican - *Diane Franklin.
District 124 (includes parts of Miller and Camden counties): Republican - *Rocky Miller.
Circuit court judges
13th Circuit-Division 2 (includes Boone and Callaway counties): Democrat - Deborah Daniels and Jeff Harris.
20th Circuit-Division 2 (includes Osage, Gasconade and Franklin counties): Democrat - David Hoven; and Republican - *Ike Lamke.
25th Circuit-Division 2 (includes Maries, Phelps, Pulaski and Texas counties): Republican - *John Beger.
26th Circuit-Division 2 (includes Moniteau, Morgan, Miller, Camden and Laclede counties): Republican - *Kenny Hayden.