Who is running for Jackson County Legislator, 3rd District in 2026?
Here are the candidates for Jackson County Legislator, 3rd District on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Jackson County Legislature District 3.
Positions come only from each candidate's own votes, official actions, statements and questionnaire answers, never from party labels. Every item links to its source.
Phyllis Hernandez
DemocratExecutive director, Sala de Arte gallery
Phyllis Hernandez is executive director of the Sala de Arte gallery, which opened in 2021, and has served on the Small Business Task Force and several nonprofit boards1. In the primary questionnaire she backed a cap on yearly property tax increases and renewal of the Truman Sports Complex tax, and named mental health services and violence prevention as key issues1.
No public position found on: Immigration, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Redistricting, Death penalty.
Scott Qualls
RepublicanFacilities coordinator, City Union Mission
Scott Qualls is a facilities coordinator at City Union Mission with about 30 years of construction and facilities experience and a former co-owner of Qualls Welding12. He did not return The Beacon's primary questionnaire1. His BallotReady profile lists returning illegally collected taxes ordered refunded by courts, limiting property tax increases to 5 percent and opposing tax abatements for wealthy corporations2.
No public position found on: Immigration, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Redistricting, Death penalty.
Last reviewed 2026-10-08. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.