Prosecuting Attorney
What does this office do?
- Deciding which crimes get charged and which are dropped
- Making plea deals and asking for sentences
- Working with police on criminal cases
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties,
Candidates:
Republican
Joe Don McGaugh of Carrollton served as a Carroll County associate circuit judge from 2017 until he retired from the bench in 2026. He earlier served three terms in the Missouri House of Representatives.
Sources: carrollcountymo.gov · sos.mo.gov