2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

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2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

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The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the State of Missouri, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary election will take place on a date TBD

Background

Main article: 2025 Missouri proposed redistricting

District 1

See also: Missouri's 1st congressional district

The 1st district encompasses the city of St. Louis and much of northern St. Louis County, including Florissant and University City. The incumbent is Democrat Wesley Bell, who was elected with 75.9% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Declared

• Wesley Bell, incumbent U.S. representative ^[2]

Announcement pending

• Cori Bush, former U.S. representative (2021–2025) ^[3]

Endorsements

Wesley Bell

Organizations

• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[4]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Wesley Bell (D)	$685,636	$476,881	$642,677
Source: Federal Election Commission [5]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Solid D	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe D	July 15, 2025

District 2

See also: Missouri's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district is based in eastern Missouri, and includes the southern and western suburbs of St. Louis, including Arnold, Town and Country, Wildwood, Chesterfield, and Oakville. The incumbent is Republican Ann Wagner, who was re-elected with 54.5% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Republican primary

Declared

• Ryan Sheridan, nurse ^[9]
• Ann Wagner, incumbent U.S. representative ^[10]

Filed paperwork

• Bill Eigel, former state senator from the 23rd district (2017–2025) and candidate for governor in 2024 ^[10]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Ann Wagner (R)	$1,161,451	$551,958	$3,720,723
Source: Federal Election Commission [11]

Democratic primary

Declared

• John Kiehne, digital media consultant and perennial candidate ^[12]

Filed paperwork

• Tim Bilash, physician ^[13]
• Chuck Summers, plumber and candidate for this district in 2024 ^[14]

Potential

• Bob Clark, real estate executive and U.S. Commissioner General at Expo 2020 ^[15]

Declined

• Doug Beck, Minority Leader of the Missouri Senate ^[16]
• Adam Wainwright, commentator for MLB on Fox and former St. Louis Cardinals baseball player ^[17]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Tim Bilash (D)	$470	$535	$405
Chuck Summers (D)	$8,628	$4,037	$6,422
Source: Federal Election Commission [11]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Likely R	July 15, 2025

Polling

Hypothetical polling

Ann Wagner vs. Generic Democrat

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Ann Wagner (R)	Generic Democrat	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [18]	May 21–22, 2025	584 (V)	± 4.0%	46%	47%	7%

District 3

Main article: Missouri's 3rd congressional district

The third district encompasses east-central Missouri, taking in Jefferson City, Troy, O'Fallon, and Washington. The incumbent is Republican Bob Onder, who was elected with 61.3% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Republican primary

Potential

• Bob Onder, incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Bob Onder (R)	$231,157	$226,261	$155,340
Source: Federal Election Commission [19]

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

• Bethany Mann, technology specialist ^[20]
• Alex Thurmon, web developer ^[21]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Bethany Mann (D)	$485	$4,215	$698
Source: Federal Election Commission [19]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe R	July 15, 2025

District 4

Main article: Missouri's 4th congressional district

The 4th district is based in predominantly rural west-central Missouri, taking in Columbia, Sedalia, Warrensburg, and Lebanon. The incumbent is Republican Mark Alford, who was re-elected with 71.1% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Republican primary

Potential

• Mark Alford, incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Mark Alford (R)	$358,562	$163,507	$412,464
Source: Federal Election Commission [22]

Democratic primary

Declared

• Ricky Dana, web designer ^[23]

Publicly expressed interest

• Quinton Lucas, mayor of Kansas City (2019–present) ^[24]

Declined

• Jolie Justus, former minority leader of the Missouri Senate (2013–2015) from the 10th district (2007–2015) and candidate for mayor of Kansas City in 2019 ^[25]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Ricky Dana (D)	$50	$2	$48
Source: Federal Election Commission [22]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe R	July 15, 2025

District 5

Main article: Missouri's 5th congressional district

The 5th district primarily consists of the inner ring of the Kansas City metropolitan area, including nearly all of Kansas City south of the Missouri River. The incumbent is Democrat Emanuel Cleaver, who was re-elected with 60.2% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Declared

• Emanuel Cleaver, incumbent U.S. representative ^[26]
• Hartzell Gray, radio host and Kansas City Tenants Union organizer ^[27]
• Jordan Herrera, attorney ^[27]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Emanuel Cleaver (D)	$279,283	$351,850	$817,060
Source: Federal Election Commission [28]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Solid D	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe D	July 15, 2025

District 6

Main article: Missouri's 6th congressional district

The 6th district encompasses rural northern Missouri, St. Joseph and much of Kansas City north of the Missouri River. The incumbent is Republican Sam Graves, who was re-elected with 70.7% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Republican primary

Potential

• Sam Graves, incumbent U.S. representative

Filed paperwork

• James Ingram ^[29]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Sam Graves (R)	$278,713	$180,195	$2,501,299
Source: Federal Election Commission [30]

Democratic primary

Potential

• John Rizzo, former minority leader of the Missouri Senate (2021–2024) from the 11th district (2017–2024) ^[25]

Filed paperwork

• Matt Levine ^[31]
• Josh Smead, architect ^[32]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Matt Levine (D)	$1,570	$1,304	$266
Josh Smead (D)	$7,268	$3,255	$4,014
Source: Federal Election Commission [30]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe R	July 15, 2025

District 7

Main article: Missouri's 7th congressional district

The 7th district is located in southwestern Missouri, taking in Springfield, Joplin, Branson, and Nixa. The incumbent is Republican Eric Burlison, who was re-elected with 71.6% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Republican primary

Potential

• Eric Burlison, incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Eric Burlison (R)	$477,387	$325,965	$752,810
Source: Federal Election Commission [33]

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

• Missi Hesketh, former mayor of Forsyth and nominee for this district in 2024 ^[34]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Missi Hesketh (D)	$3,032	$3,231	$4,939
Source: Federal Election Commission [33]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe R	July 15, 2025

District 8

Main article: Missouri's 8th congressional district

The 8th district is the most rural district of Missouri, taking in rural southeastern Missouri, including the Missouri Bootheel, as well as the cities of Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff. The incumbent is Republican Jason Smith, who was re-elected with 76.2% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Republican primary

Potential

• Jason Smith, incumbent U.S. representative

Filed paperwork

• Johnathon Tune ^[35]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Jason Smith (R)	$2,476,135	$1,202,007	$4,291,272
Source: Federal Election Commission [36]

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

• Jerry Cass ^[37]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe R	July 15, 2025

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

References

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2. Palermo, Gregg (June 20, 2025). "Former Rep. Cori Bush still weighing 2026 plans". Spectrum News . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
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External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Wesley Bell (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Ryan Sheridan (R) for Congress
• Chuck Summers (D) for Congress
• Ann Wagner (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Bethany Mann (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Ricky Dana (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates

• Emanuel Cleaver (D) for Congress
• Hartzell Gray (D) for Congress
• Jordan Herrera (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates

• Matt Levine (D) for Congress
• Josh Smead (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 7th district candidates

• Missi Hesketh (D) for Congress