2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

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.

District 1

2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

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.

Declared

• Wesley Bell, incumbent U.S. representative • Cori Bush, former U.S. representative (2021–2025) • Carl Harris, business owner • Carl E. Henderson

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Wesley Bell (D)	$1,272,556	$858,639	$847,837
Cori Bush (D)	$534,492	$352,961	$203,864
Source: Federal Election Commission

Declared

• Paul Berry, bail bondsman and candidate for lieutenant governor in (/wiki/2024Missourilieutenantgubernatorialelection) • Andrew Jones, utility executive, nominee for this district in (/wiki/2022UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeselectionsinMissouri), nominee for mayor of St. Louis in (/wiki/2017St.Louismayoralelection), and candidate for mayor in (/wiki/2021St.Louismayoralelection) and (/wiki/2025St.Louismayoralelection)

Presumptive nominee

• Tom Schmitz, vice chair of the Libertarian Party of Missouri for Ward 4

Predictions

<table><thead><tr><th>Source</th><th>Ranking</th><th>As of</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>The Cook Political Report</td><td>Solid D</td><td>February 6, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Inside Elections</td><td>Solid D</td><td>March 7, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sabato's Crystal Ball</td><td>Safe D</td><td>July 15, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Race to the WH</td><td>Safe D</td><td>September 26, 2025</td></tr></tbody></table>

District 2

2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

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.

Declared

• Elizabeth Sparks-Holmes • Peter Pfeifer, entrepreneur • Ryan Sheridan, nurse • Ann Wagner, incumbent U.S. representative

Withdrawn

• Bill Eigel, former state senator from the 23rd district (2017–2025) and candidate for governor in (/wiki/2024Missourigubernatorialelection)

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Ryan Sheridan (R)	$120,290	$120,290	$0
Ann Wagner (R)	$2,258,443	$1,143,364	$4,226,307
Source: Federal Election Commission

Declared

• Tim Bilash, physician • Nick Vivio, epidemiologist at Columbia University • Joan VonDras, retired teacher • Fred Wellman, podcast host

Declined

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

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Tim Bilash (D)	$2,852	$2,809	$343
Chuck Summers (D)	$16,788	$10,631	$0
Nick Vivio (D)	$114,197	$19,839	$94,358
Joan VonDras (D)	$274,307	$11,181	$263,125
Fred Wellman (D)	$429,936	$252,742	$177,194
Source: Federal Election Commission

Predictions

<table><thead><tr><th>Source</th><th>Ranking</th><th>As of</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>The Cook Political Report</td><td>Solid R</td><td>February 6, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Inside Elections</td><td>Solid R</td><td>March 7, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sabato's Crystal Ball</td><td>Safe R</td><td>October 2, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Race to the WH</td><td>Likely R</td><td>September 26, 2025</td></tr></tbody></table>

District 3

2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

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.

Declared

• John Fraser • Bob Onder, incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Bob Onder (R)	$515,212	$291,406	$374,249
Source: Federal Election Commission

Declared

• Mike Conner, corrections officer • Tommy Holstein • Bethany Mann, technology specialist and nominee for this district in (/wiki/2022UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeselectionsinMissouri#District3) and (/wiki/2024UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeselectionsinMissouri#District3) • Paul Wilson, dentist anesthesiologist

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Bethany Mann (D)	$15,989	$17,641	$2,775
Source: Federal Election Commission

Predictions

<table><thead><tr><th>Source</th><th>Ranking</th><th>As of</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>The Cook Political Report</td><td>Solid R</td><td>February 6, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Inside Elections</td><td>Solid R</td><td>March 7, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sabato's Crystal Ball</td><td>Safe R</td><td>July 15, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Race to the WH</td><td>Safe R</td><td>September 26, 2025</td></tr></tbody></table>

District 4

2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

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.

Declared

• Mark Alford, incumbent U.S. representative • Heather Shelton • Scott Vera

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Mark Alford (R)	$910,692	$404,540	$723,559
Source: Federal Election Commission

Declared

• Jeanette Cass, farmer and community advocate • Jordan Herrera, attorney • Hartzell Gray, radio host and Kansas City Tenants Union organizer • Randy Miller • G Rick, entrepreneur • Ashleigh Rogers, interior designer • Wayne Russell

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 (/wiki/2019KansasCitymayoralelection) • Quinton Lucas, mayor of Kansas City (2019–present)

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Ricky Dana (D)	$577	$577	$0
Hartzell Gray (D)	$105,252	$86,684	$18,568
Jordan Herrera (D)	$23,830	$14,139	$3,238
Danny Province (D)	$22,120	$7,902	$14,217
Source: Federal Election Commission

Predictions

<table><thead><tr><th>Source</th><th>Ranking</th><th>As of</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>The Cook Political Report</td><td>Solid R</td><td>February 6, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Inside Elections</td><td>Solid R</td><td>March 7, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sabato's Crystal Ball</td><td>Safe R</td><td>July 15, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Race to the WH</td><td>Safe R</td><td>September 26, 2025</td></tr></tbody></table>

District 5

2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

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.

Presumptive nominee

• Emanuel Cleaver, incumbent U.S. representative

Withdrawn

• Hartzell Gray, radio host and Kansas City Tenants Union organizer (filed for candidacy in Missouri's 4th congressional district after redistricting)

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Emanuel Cleaver (D)	$684,689	$618,999	$955,316
Source: Federal Election Commission

Declared

• Micah Beebe, investment specialist • Rick Brattin, state senator from the 31st district (2021–present) • Taylor Burks, former Boone County clerk, candidate for the 4th district in (/wiki/2022UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeselectionsinMissouri#District4), and candidate for the 3rd district in (/wiki/2024UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeselectionsinMissouri#District3) • Brett Hueffmeier, attorney • Berton A. Knox, perennial candidate • Brad Patty, U.S. Army veteran

Withdrawn

• Sean Smith, Jackson County legislator and nominee for this district in (/wiki/2024UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeselectionsinMissouri#District5) (running for state house)

Predictions

<table><thead><tr><th>Source</th><th>Ranking</th><th>As of</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>The Cook Political Report</td><td>Solid D</td><td>October 18, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Inside Elections</td><td>Solid R (flip)</td><td>September 29, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sabato's Crystal Ball</td><td>Safe R (flip)</td><td>October 2, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Race to the WH</td><td>Likely R (flip)</td><td>September 26, 2025</td></tr></tbody></table>

District 6

2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

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.

Declared

• James Ingram, business owner • Cody J. Oshel, pastor • Nathanael Schultz, business owner • Chris Stigall, radio show host • Nathan Willett, Kansas City councilmember

Withdrawn

• Sam Graves, incumbent U.S. representative

Declined

• Mazzie Christensen, state representative from the 2nd district (2023–present)

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Sam Graves (R)	$1,448,379	$709,553	$3,152,813
Source: Federal Election Commission

Declared

• Matt Levine, transportation security officer • Scot Pondelick • Josh Smead, architect

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Matt Levine (D)	$27,627	$27,183	$444
Josh Smead (D)	$25,990	$16,660	$9,330
Source: Federal Election Commission

Presumptive nominee

• Andy Maidment, retired Army officer and IT security professional

Predictions

<table><thead><tr><th>Source</th><th>Ranking</th><th>As of</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>The Cook Political Report</td><td>Solid R</td><td>February 6, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Inside Elections</td><td>Solid R</td><td>March 7, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sabato's Crystal Ball</td><td>Safe R</td><td>July 15, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Race to the WH</td><td>Safe R</td><td>September 26, 2025</td></tr></tbody></table>

District 7

2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

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.

Declared

• Eric Burlison, incumbent U.S. representative • John Casey, construction worker • Grayson Hunt, insurance agent

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Eric Burlison (R)	$904,531	$675,236	$830,682
Grayson Hunt (R)	$2,638	$2,638	$0
Source: Federal Election Commission

Presumptive nominee

• Missi Hesketh, former mayor of Forsyth and nominee for this district in (/wiki/2024UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeselectionsinMissouri#District7)

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Missi Hesketh (D)	$15,114	$9,744	$10,508
Source: Federal Election Commission

Presumptive nominee

• Kevin Craig, christian anarchist

Predictions

<table><thead><tr><th>Source</th><th>Ranking</th><th>As of</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>The Cook Political Report</td><td>Solid R</td><td>February 6, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Inside Elections</td><td>Solid R</td><td>March 7, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sabato's Crystal Ball</td><td>Safe R</td><td>July 15, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Race to the WH</td><td>Safe R</td><td>September 26, 2025</td></tr></tbody></table>

District 8

2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

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.

Declared

• Gordon Heslop, retired educator and candidate for Texas's 32nd congressional district in (/wiki/2026UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeselectionsinTexas#District32). • Jason Smith, incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Jason Smith (R)	$3,788,160	$2,107,662	$4,697,642
Source: Federal Election Commission

Declared

• Frank Barnitz, former state senator from the 16th district (2005–2011) • Clayton Harbison, tree service contractor • Christopher Reichard, construction worker

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Clayton Harbison (D)	$2,123	$1,004	$1,119
Source: Federal Election Commission

Presumptive nominee

• Rebecca Sharpe Lombard, Ward 6 treasurer for the Libertarian Party of Missouri

Predictions

<table><thead><tr><th>Source</th><th>Ranking</th><th>As of</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>The Cook Political Report</td><td>Solid R</td><td>February 6, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Inside Elections</td><td>Solid R</td><td>March 7, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sabato's Crystal Ball</td><td>Safe R</td><td>July 15, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Race to the WH</td><td>Safe R</td><td>September 26, 2025</td></tr></tbody></table>