Taigan Plummer, the Democratic Party candidate in the 54th Legislative District, hasn’t been waiting to engage with people in the district. Listening to legislative district voters this morning at a local coffee shop:

Taigan Plummer (D).

On Tuesday:

Unofficial Results
as of 8/7/2026 3:31:55 PM
State of Missouri – Primary Election, August 04, 2026

Office/Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes

State Representative – District 54 8 of 8 Precincts Reported

Joe Plemons Republican 680 16.437%
Brandon Phelps Republican 3,457 83.563%
Party Total: 4,137

Taigan Rayne Plummer Democratic 2,010 100.000%
Party Total: 2,010

Total Votes: 6,147

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Interestingly:

State of Missouri – State of Missouri – Primary Election, August 04, 2026
Unofficial Results
as of 8/5/2026 6:45:40 AM

[….]
Johnson County
Constitutional Amendment No. 4 10 of 10 Precincts Reported
YES 2,237 22.580%
NO 7,670 77.420%
Total Votes: 9,907

Constitutional Amendment No. 5 10 of 10 Precincts Reported
YES 1,687 17.030%
NO 8,219 82.970%
Total Votes: 9,906

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The right wingnut controlled Missouri General Assembly’s out-of-state dark money funded anti-Democratic constitutional amendments failed miserably in Johnson County, the 54th Legislative District, and across the entire state.

Amendment 4 (HJR 3) would have placed restrictive requirements on initiative petitions.

Amendment 5 (HJR 173) would have repealed the state income tax, providing right wingnut welfare for millionaires and billionaires while increasing the regressive tax burden on working Missourians.

Brandon Phelps (r) [2025 file photo].

Brandon Phelps (r), the rubber-stamp incumbent in the district, voted to place both amendments on the ballot. Last Tuesday the voters in the district and across the state disagreed – vehemently. Maybe he should have listened.