Missouri's 6th Congressional District election, 2026
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| Missouri's 6th Congressional District |
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| General election |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 31, 2026 |
| Primary: August 4, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times:
6 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
| Race ratings |
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
| U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026 |
| See also |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 6th Congressional District of Missouri, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.
Candidates and election results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
- Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Missouri District 6
Incumbent Sam Graves, Matthew Levine, Josh Smead, Jim Ingram, and Gena Ross are running in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on November 3, 2026.
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| Sam Graves (R) | ||
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| Gena Ross (R) | ||
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Candidate profiles
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "My name is Matthew Levine. I was born and raised in New Hampshire and fell in love with Missouri after moving here over three years ago. I have a wife, two dogs and two cats and I love baseball, soccer and a good movie. I am very family oriented and all I have ever wanted to do was help people. I have a background in teaching, including teaching special needs children, and I now work for the Department of Homeland Security, where I took an oath to support and defend the Constitution from enemies foreign and domestic. I am looking to run for Missouri Congressional District 6 to help lead Missouri into a better and brighter future."
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I’m Josh Smead, a father of four, licensed architect, and small business owner from Liberty, Missouri. My wife and I run a local architecture and development firm, and we’re raising our family with a deep commitment to building a better future. I’m not a career politician—I’m running for Congress to bring practical solutions and common sense to Washington. Rural North Missouri used to be more populated and economically vibrant; today, it needs revitalization. I believe in making rural America the best place to raise a family again, with strong infrastructure, thriving small towns, and opportunities that last for generations."
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Jim attended Kansas State University and was awarded an ROTC scholarship and subsequently commissioned as a 2LT upon graduation. Jim graduated with a BS in Business Administration. Jim spent four years of active duty service at Fort Leonard Wood where he also earned his MBA from Drury College in Springfield, MO. During his working career Jim worked at four banks and two utility companies. Jim was also part owner in several business ventures including a china and crystal store, a commercial wood working business, and lastly, he started his current small business in 1998 which is located in Liberty, MO. Jim also drove a tractor trailer for a year. Jim has been married to his wife for forty plus years and they have two children and five grandchildren."
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Missouri
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Survey responses from candidates in this race
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Jim Ingram (R)
We need to have a Constitutional Convention to take the existing document and tweak it in multiple areas to bring it up to date.
The most urgent constitutional changes need to deal with our election processes. Those processes must be fair and transparent. The changes we need to incorporate into a revised U.S. Constitution including the following:
Term Limits
End Gerrymandering
Uniform Election Laws
Every party will have a Primary for every office
No Jungle Primaries or Caucuses
States run all elections
We all need to speak one language
Balanced budget, except in times of war
Equal Rights for WomenUniform Penal Code
There are also a multitude of other changes that need to be addressed and a Constitutional Convention is the only way to make all the needed changes in a timely manner. Trying to do dozens and dozens of tweaks to our constitution one at a time will not work (like the Equal Rights Amendment for women, which never passed) and will take too much time and be fodder for the politicians in Washington to debate and eviscerate. A career politician will not stand up and call for a Constitutional Convention because the political establishment will put up every road block possible to stop them.
Matthew Levine (D)
Healthcare is a huge problem in this country. With the government cutting funding for Medicare and Medicaid, the abomination that is women's Healthcare and reproductive care and the Healthcare offered to our veterans, we need change. With a new bill that is getting passed by the House of Representatives, there will be 13 million Medicaid patients that will be cut off their insurance, with 1.4 million coming from Missouri.
The economy is not where it needs to be for this country to thrive. With the tarrifs, the stock market has crashed. With the new bill being passed, it will add four trillion dollars of deficit. I want to help increase jobs to put more revenue into our country and employ our citizens.
Josh Smead (D)
Everything I do is grounded in my role as a father of four. I believe Missouri should be the best place in the country to raise a family. That starts with safe communities, strong schools, affordable healthcare, and local economies that work for everyday people—not just the coasts or the corporations. When we put families first, we lay the foundation for a stronger, more united America.
Liberty
As a small business owner and architect, I’ve seen firsthand how red tape and federal overreach can choke opportunity. Liberty means more than a slogan—it’s the right to build a life with dignity, to speak freely, work honestly, and live without government standing in your way. I’ll fight for term limits, defend the Constitution, and make sure Washington works for the people again.
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Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Sam Graves | Republican Party | $1,074,851 | $550,505 | $2,938,334 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Matthew Levine | Democratic Party | $9,534 | $8,330 | $1,203 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Josh Smead | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Jim Ingram | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Gena Ross | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]
| Race ratings: Missouri's 6th Congressional District election, 2026 | |||||||||
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| 12/9/2025 | 12/2/2025 | 11/25/2025 | 11/18/2025 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Ballot access
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Missouri in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Missouri, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Missouri | U.S. House | Ballot-qualified party | N/A | 300 | 3/31/2026 | Source |
| Missouri | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | 2% of votes cast for the office in the last election, or 10,000, whichever is less | N/A | 7/27/2026 | Source |
District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.
2024
2022
2020
District analysis
This section will contain facts and figures related to this district's elections when those are available.
See also
| Missouri | 2026 primaries | 2026 U.S. Congress elections |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
