On the last day of filing for statewide elected offices, state representatives and senators, Congress and circuit judges, at least 483 people had made their candidacies for the August primary race official.
That was the total as of shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday, Missouri Secretary of State spokeswoman Maura Browning said.
Filing was to close at 5 p.m. The Secretary of State's offices in Jefferson City are closed to the public because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but candidate filing was to be conducted onsite.
Browning added 22 people had filed as of Tuesday.
On the first day of filing, Feb. 25, 349 people had made their candidacies official.
Candidates who filed on the first day will appear on the Aug. 4 primary ballot in an order determined by drawing a random number. Candidates who file after the first day are placed on the ballot in the order they filed.
Governor
Incumbent Gov. Mike Parson will face three other fellow Republican challengers: Rep. James W. "Jim" Neely, of Cameron; Raleigh Ritter, a Seneca business owner; and Saundra McDowell, of Springfield.
Parson became governor after former-Gov. Eric Greitens resigned in June 2018, amid criminal and legislative investigations into Greitens' alleged actions.
Five Democrats have filed for the party's August primary for governor: State Auditor Nicole Galloway; Jimmie Matthews, Antoin Johnson and Robin John Daniel Van Quaethern, all of St. Louis; and Eric Morrison, of Kansas City.
Cole County resident Rik Combs is a Libertarian candidate for governor.
Jerome H. Bauer, of St. Louis, filed as a Green Party candidate for governor.
Lieutenant governor
Incumbent Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe will face fellow Republicans Arnie C. AC Dienoff, who listed an O'Fallon post office box with his filing; Aaron T. Wisdom, of Williamsburg; and Mike Carter, of St. Charles.
Kehoe was appointed by Parson to the position after Parson's succession to fill the gubernatorial vacancy left by Greitens.
Gregory A. Upchurch, of St. Charles, and Alissia Canady, of Kansas City, have filed as Democrats.
Bill Slantz, of St. Charles, filed as a Libertarian.
Kelley Dragoo, of Kansas City, filed as a Green Party candidate.
Secretary of State
Incumbent John R. "Jay" Ashcroft is the only Republican who filed. Ashcroft was elected in 2016.
Yinka Faleti, a St. Louis lawyer, filed as a Democrat.
Carl H. Freese, of Foristell, filed as a Libertarian.
Paul Lehmann, of Fayette, filed as a Green Party candidate.
State treasurer
Incumbent Scott Fitzpatrick is the only Republican who filed. Fitzpatrick was a state representative who was appointed by Parson to fill the vacancy in the treasurer's post left when Parson named then-Treasurer Eric Schmitt to be the state's attorney general.
Vicki L. Englund, of St. Louis, filed as a Democrat.
Nicholas "Nick" Kasoff, of St. Louis, filed as a Libertarian.
Joseph Civettini, of St. Louis, filed as a Green Party candidate.
Attorney general
Incumbent Eric Schmitt is the only Republican who filed. Schmitt was appointed by Parson to fill the vacancy in the office left when former Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley resigned to become one of the state's U.S. senators after his win in the November 2018 election.
Rich Finneran and Elad Gross, both of St. Louis - Finneran listed a St. Louis post office box - filed as Democrats.
Kevin C. Babcock, of St. Louis, filed as a Libertarian.
3rd Congressional District
Incumbent Republican Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, of St. Elizabeth, will face fellow Republicans Brandon Wilkinson, of Cedar Hill; Adela Wisdom, of Williamsburg; Jeffrey Nowak, of Winfield; and Lynette Trares, of Lake St. Louis.
Luetkemeyer is currently serving his sixth term representing the district, which represents Cole, Callaway, Maries, Miller, Osage, Gasconade, Franklin, Montgomery, Warren and Lincoln counties, as well as parts of Camden and St. Charles counties.
Megan Rezabek, of Imperial, and Dennis Oglesby, of Warrenton, filed as Democrats.
Leonard J. Steinman II, of Jefferson City, filed as a Libertarian. Steinman has previously challenged Luetkemeyer in the Republican primary, and he has also filed for the March presidential primary as a Democrat.
State representative, District 49
Incumbent Republican Travis Fitzwater, of Holts Summit, is the only person who filed.
Fitzwater was first elected in 2014.
The district represents parts of Callaway and Cole counties, including Holts Summit, Fulton, New Bloomfield and neighborhoods northwest of Jefferson City along Scott Station and Schumate Chapel roads.
State representative, District 50
Incumbent Republican Sara Walsh, of Ashland, filed, as did Democrat Kari L. Chesney, of Columbia.
Walsh was first elected in a special election in 2017 and won election again in 2018.
The district represents parts of Boone, Cole, Cooper and Moniteau counties, including Ashland, California, Hartsburg, Jamestown and Prairie Home.
State representative, District 58
Only Republicans filed: Willard Haley, of Eldon; and Timothy T. Faber, of Laurie.
The district represents Morgan and parts of Moniteau and Miller counties, including Eldon and Tipton.
Rep. David Wood, R-Versailles, currently holds the seat, but he is term-limited.
State representative, District 59
Incumbent Republican Rudy Veit, of Wardsville, is the only person who filed.
Veit was elected in 2018, and he represents parts of Cole and Miller counties, including Wardsville, St. Martins, Centertown, Taos, Russellville, Lohman and Eugene.
State representative, District 60
Incumbent Republican Dave Griffith, of Jefferson City, is the only Republican who filed.
Griffith was elected in 2018 and represents Jefferson City.
Joshua Dunne, also of Jefferson City, filed as a Democrat.
State representative, District 124
Only Republicans filed: Lisa Thomas, who listed a Lake Ozark post office box; Bernie Mowinski, of Sunrise Beach; Duell Wayne Lauderdale, who listed a Lake Ozark post office box; Benny Earl Thomas, of Four Seasons; and Luke A. Hagedorn, of Osage Beach.
The district represents parts of Miller and Camden counties, including Osage Beach and Tuscumbia.
Rep. Rocky Miller, R-Lake Ozark, currently holds the seat, but he is term-limited.
The full list of candidates for all offices on the August primary ballot is available at s1.sos.mo.gov/CandidatesOnWeb/.
This page was edited at 8:20 a.m. April 1, 2020, to correct an erroneous headline.