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Missouri general election: November 3, 2026

Who is running for 6th Judicial Circuit (Platte County), Circuit Judge Division 1, Retention: Judge Myles A. Perry in 2026?

Here are the candidates for 6th Judicial Circuit (Platte County), Circuit Judge Division 1, Retention: Judge Myles A. Perry on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in 6th Judicial Circuit.

This is a retention vote: voters decide yes or no on keeping this judge for another term. Judges may not promise how they would rule, so we show experience and record instead of issue positions.

Myles A. Perry

· Incumbent

Circuit Judge, 6th Judicial Circuit (Platte County), Division 1; Presiding Judge

Myles A. Perry has been a circuit judge in Platte County (6th Judicial Circuit, Division 1) since January 2024 and is the circuit's presiding judge; before that he was a Platte County assistant prosecutor for 21 years1. He is on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot for a retention vote (yes or no)3. The Judicial Performance Review committee recommends that he be retained1.

  • Circuit Judge, 6th Judicial Circuit Court (Platte County), Division 1, since January 2024; current Presiding Judge of the circuit1
  • Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and trial team leader, Platte County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, January 2003 to January 20241
  • Retired from the U.S. Army Reserve in 2019 as a Judge Advocate and former infantry officer, with two tours in Afghanistan1
  • University: Park University (bachelor's); University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law (J.D.)1
  • Appointed to the 6th Judicial Circuit Court in January 20241. Under Missouri's Non-Partisan Court Plan, judges are nominated by a judicial commission, selected by the governor, and must stand in a retention election after their first 12 months on the bench and at the end of each term2. His name is on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot for a retention vote3.
  • Bar poll: The Judicial Performance Review committee recommends that the judge should be retained.

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