Missouri District 6

MO-06 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Democratic Primary

Held August 4, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Josh Smead 25,487 47.7%
Matt Levine 16,151 30.2%
Scot Pondelick 11,826 22.1%

Republican Primary

Held August 4, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Chris Stigall 43,276 44.1%
Nathan Hall Willett 33,634 34.3%
Jim Ingram 8,831 9.0%
Cody J. Oshel
Nathanael Schultz

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Sam Graves
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
R+18

Race Ratings

Expert Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Josh Smead Nominee

Democrat
Total Raised: $71,949
Cash on Hand: $16,727

Chris Stigall Nominee

Republican
Total Raised: $599,336
Cash on Hand: $166,050

Average reflects all polls from the last 30 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 MO-06 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

When is the 2026 MO-06 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 30 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

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