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. Primary elections will take place on August 4, 2026.

Background

Main article: 2025 Missouri redistricting

This section is an excerpt from 2025 Missouri redistricting.[ edit ]

Map of Missouri's congressional districts used in the 2022 and 2024 congressional elections

In July 2025, lawmakers in the U.S. state of Missouri began considering a legislative redistricting plan ahead of the 2026 United States House of Representatives elections.

On August 29, 2025, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe announced a special session to redraw the congressional maps with a proposed map dismantling the safe blue 5th congressional district. ^[1]

Governor Kehoe signed the proposed map bill into law on September 28. Following its enactment, the map has faced lawsuits and a citizens' initiative ballot measure that, if put on the ballot and approved, would overturn the map. The ballot measure faces opposition from state Republicans. ^{[2] [3]}

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. ^[4]

Democratic primary

Declared

• Wesley Bell, incumbent U.S. representative ^[5]
• Cori Bush, former U.S. representative (2021–2025) ^[6]

Endorsements

Wesley Bell

Organizations

• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[7]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[8]
• AIPAC ^[9]

Cori Bush

Organizations

• Justice Democrats ^[10]
• Our Revolution ^[11]
• St Louis Democratic Socialists of America ^[12]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Wesley Bell (D)	$818,578	$651,925	$600,574
Cori Bush (D)	$7,377	$30,338	$0
Source: Federal Election Commission [13]

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

• Gavin Solomon, businessman from New York ^[14]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [15]	Solid D	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [16]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [17]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [18]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 2

See also: Missouri's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district is anchored by the southern and western suburbs of St. Louis County, including Wildwood, Chesterfield, Ballwin and Kirkwood, as well as Franklin County and others. The incumbent is Republican Ann Wagner, who was re-elected with 54.5% of the vote in 2024. ^{[4] [19]}

Republican primary

Declared

• Ryan Sheridan, nurse ^[20]
• Ann Wagner, incumbent U.S. representative ^[21]

Filed paperwork

• Bill Eigel, former state senator from the 23rd district (2017–2025) and candidate for governor in 2024 ^[21]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Ryan Sheridan (R)	$112,488	$68,980	$43,508
Ann Wagner (R)	$1,703,468	$841,149	$3,973,549
Source: Federal Election Commission [22]

Democratic primary

Declared

• Tim Bilash, physician ^[23]
• Chuck Summers, plumber and candidate for this district in 2024 ^[23]
• Fred Wellman, podcast host ^[24]

Filed paperwork

• Nicholas Vivio ^[25]

Potential

• Bob Clark, real estate executive and U.S. Commissioner General at Expo 2020 ^[26]

Declined

• Doug Beck, Minority Leader of the Missouri Senate ^[27]
• Adam Wainwright, commentator for MLB on Fox and former St. Louis Cardinals baseball player ^[28]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Tim Bilash (D)	$992	$1,026	$467
Chuck Summers (D)	$16,113	$9,064	$5,743
Source: Federal Election Commission [22]

Independents

Declared

• John Kiehne, digital media consultant and perennial candidate ^[29]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [15]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [16]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [17]	Safe R	October 2, 2025
Race to the WH [18]	Likely R	September 26, 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) [30]	May 21–22, 2025	584 (V)	± 4.0%	46%	47%	7%

District 3

Main article: Missouri's 3rd congressional district

The third district encompasses all of St. Charles County and extends as far west as to include most of Columbia and as far north as to include Mexico and a section of Hannibal. The incumbent is Republican Bob Onder, who was elected with 61.3% of the vote in 2024. ^{[4] [19]}

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

• Bob Onder, incumbent U.S. representative ^[31]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Bob Onder (R)	$348,577	$255,722	$243,299
Source: Federal Election Commission [32]

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

• Bethany Mann, technology specialist ^[33]
• Alex Thurmon, web developer ^[34]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Bethany Mann (D)	$12,002	$11,035	$5,395
Source: Federal Election Commission [32]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [15]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [16]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [17]	Safe R	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [18]	Safe R	September 26, 2025

District 4

Main article: Missouri's 4th congressional district

The 4th District includes a sliver of downtown Kansas City between the Kansas-Missouri border and Troost Avenue, historically the dividing line between the city’s white and Black neighborhoods, as well as suburbs such as Lee's Summit and Grandview in southern Jackson County, and rural counties as far south as the Springfield area and as far east as the Lake of the Ozarks. The incumbent is Republican Mark Alford, who was re-elected with 71.1% of the vote in 2024. ^{[4] [19]}

Republican primary

Declared

• Mark Alford, incumbent U.S. representative ^[35]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Mark Alford (R)	$657,651	$238,225	$636,835
Source: Federal Election Commission [36]

Democratic primary

Declared

• Ricky Dana, web designer ^[37]

Filed paperwork

• Hartzell Gray, radio host and Kansas City Tenants Union organizer (previously declared candidacy in Missouri's 5th congressional district before redistricting) ^[38]
• Danny Paul Province ^[39]

Publicly expressed interest

• Quinton Lucas, mayor of Kansas City (2019–present) ^[40]

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 ^[41]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Ricky Dana (D)	$376	$218	$158
Hartzell Gray (D)	$50,670	$29,596	$21,074
Source: Federal Election Commission [36]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [15]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [16]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [17]	Safe R	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [18]	Safe R	September 26, 2025

District 5

Main article: Missouri's 5th congressional district

The 5th District includes a section of Kansas City, suburban neighborhoods such as Independence in eastern Jackson County and rural stretches of western and Mid-Missouri extending as far as the outskirts of Columbia and Jefferson City. The incumbent is Democrat Emanuel Cleaver, who was re-elected with 60.2% of the vote in 2024. ^{[4] [19]}

Democratic primary

Declared

• Emanuel Cleaver, incumbent U.S. representative ^[42]
• Hartzell Gray, radio host and Kansas City Tenants Union organizer ^[43] (filed for candidacy in Missouri's 4th congressional district after redistricting) ^[44]
• Jordan Herrera, attorney ^[43]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Emanuel Cleaver (D)	$536,407	$483,715	$942,319
Jordan Herrera (D)	$15,391	$8,938	$3,218
Source: Federal Election Commission [45]

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

• Robert Brandon Foltz, postal carrier ^[46]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [15]	Solid D [b]	October 18, 2025
Inside Elections [16]	Solid R (flip)	September 29, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [17]	Safe R (flip)	October 2, 2025
Race to the WH [18]	Likely R (flip)	September 26, 2025

District 6

Main article: Missouri's 6th congressional district

The 6th district encompasses rural northern Missouri, St. Joseph and all of the Kansas City area in the state north of the Missouri River. The incumbent is Republican Sam Graves, who was re-elected with 70.7% of the vote in 2024. ^{[4] [19]}

Republican primary

Potential

• Sam Graves, incumbent U.S. representative

Filed paperwork

• James Ingram ^[48]
• Gena Ross, professor and Democratic nominee for this district in 2020 ^[49]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Sam Graves (R)	$1,074,851	$550,505	$2,938,334
Source: Federal Election Commission [50]

Democratic primary

Potential

• John Rizzo, former minority leader of the Missouri Senate (2021–2024) from the 11th district (2017–2024) ^[41]

Filed paperwork

• Matt Levine ^[51]
• Josh Smead, architect ^[52]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Matt Levine (D)	$9,534	$8,330	$1,203
Josh Smead (D)	$21,199	$10,461	$10,738
Source: Federal Election Commission [50]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [15]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [16]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [17]	Safe R	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [18]	Safe R	September 26, 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. ^[4]

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

• Eric Burlison, incumbent U.S. representative ^[53]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Eric Burlison (R)	$757,339	$498,902	$859,825
Source: Federal Election Commission [54]

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

• Missi Hesketh, former mayor of Forsyth and nominee for this district in 2024 ^[55]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Missi Hesketh (D)	$3,032	$3,231	$4,939
Source: Federal Election Commission [54]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [15]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [16]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [17]	Safe R	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [18]	Safe R	September 26, 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. ^[4]

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

• Jason Smith, incumbent U.S. representative ^[56]
• Johnathon Tune, vape store owner ^[57]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Jason Smith (R)	$3,168,871	$1,695,008	$4,491,007
Source: Federal Election Commission [58]

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

• Jerry Cass, farmer and candidate of this district in 2004 ^[59]
• Clayton Harbison, tree service contractor ^[60]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [15]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [16]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [17]	Safe R	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [18]	Safe R	September 26, 2025

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. Prediction made before redistricting was announced ^[47]

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External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Wesley Bell (D)
• Cori Bush (D)

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Ryan Sheridan (R)
• Chuck Summers (D)
• Ann Wagner (R)
• Fred Wellman (D)

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Bethany Mann (D)
• Bob Onder (R)

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Mark Alford (R)
• Ricky Dana (D)

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates

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

Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates

• Matt Levine (D)
• Josh Smead (D)

Official campaign websites for 7th district candidates

• Eric Burlison (R)
• Missi Hesketh (D)