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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  2024 November 3, 20262028 

All 8 Missouri seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election62

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

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District 1

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

Publicly expressed interest

Endorsements

Wesley Bell
Organizations

Fundraising

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

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [6] Solid DFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7] Solid DMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Safe DJuly 15, 2025

District 2

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

Filed paperwork

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash 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

Potential

Declined

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash 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

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [6] Solid RFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7] Solid RMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Likely RJuly 15, 2025

Polling

Hypothetical polling

Ann Wagner vs. Generic Democrat

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Ann
Wagner (R)
Generic
Democrat
Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [18] May 21–22, 2025584 (V)± 4.0%46%47%7%

District 3

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

Fundraising

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

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [6] Solid RFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7] Solid RMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Safe RJuly 15, 2025

District 4

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

Fundraising

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

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

Fundraising

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

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [6] Solid RFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7] Solid RMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Safe RJuly 15, 2025

District 5

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

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Emanuel Cleaver (D)$279,283$351,850$817,060
Source: Federal Election Commission [26]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [6] Solid DFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7] Solid DMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Safe DJuly 15, 2025

District 6

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

Filed paperwork

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Sam Graves (R)$278,713$180,195$2,501,299
Source: Federal Election Commission [28]

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

  • Matt Levine [29]
  • Josh Smead, architect [30]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Matt Levine (D)$1,570$1,304$266
Josh Smead (D)$7,268$3,255$4,014
Source: Federal Election Commission [28]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [6] Solid RFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7] Solid RMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Safe RJuly 15, 2025

District 7

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

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Eric Burlison (R)$477,387$325,965$752,810
Source: Federal Election Commission [31]

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

  • Missi Hesketh, former mayor of Forsyth and nominee for this district in 2024 [32]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Missi Hesketh (D)$3,032$3,231$4,939
Source: Federal Election Commission [31]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [6] Solid RFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7] Solid RMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Safe RJuly 15, 2025

District 8

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

Filed paperwork

  • Johnathon Tune [33]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Jason Smith (R)$2,476,135$1,202,007$4,291,272
Source: Federal Election Commission [34]

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [6] Solid RFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7] Solid RMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Safe RJuly 15, 2025

Notes

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

References

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