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Missouri's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026

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2024
Missouri's 2nd 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.
Voting in Missouri

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
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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Missouri elections, 2026
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All U.S. House districts, including the 2nd 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

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 2

The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on November 3, 2026.


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Candidate profiles

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography "I’m a nurse practitioner, small business owner, and Missourian from Kirkwood. I know what it means to fight for people when it matters most. I’ve built businesses, cared for veterans, and stood by my family, including helping care for my grandparents. I’m not a career politician climbing the ladder. I’m running for Congress to Make America Healthy Again and to bring real-world experience, fiscal discipline, and unapologetic America First leadership to Washington."


Key Messages

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I will fight to make America strong, healthy, and financially secure, starting with term limits, fiscal responsibility, and ending the culture of blank checks for foreign wars while Americans struggle at home.


I will take on the health care establishment by expanding access to direct primary care, breaking hospital monopolies, cutting red tape, and putting doctors and patients in charge of care.


I will champion economic freedom by ensuring the American dream is obtainable for younger generations through access to home ownership and beyond. I will protect small businesses, promoting nuclear energy, defending cryptocurrency, and ending Wall Street’s grip on our economy so working families can thrive.

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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I will fight to make America strong, healthy, and financially secure, starting with term limits, fiscal responsibility, and ending the culture of blank checks for foreign wars while Americans struggle at home.

I will take on the health care establishment by expanding access to direct primary care, breaking hospital monopolies, cutting red tape, and putting doctors and patients in charge of care.

I will champion economic freedom by ensuring the American dream is obtainable for younger generations through access to home ownership and beyond. I will protect small businesses, promoting nuclear energy, defending cryptocurrency, and ending Wall Street’s grip on our economy so working families can thrive.
Fiscal responsibility, America First foreign policy, health care reform, protecting Social Security and Medicare from insolvency, expanding nuclear energy, supporting small businesses, ensuring AI works for everyday Americans, and defending personal freedoms from government and corporate overreach.
I look up to my grandparents. They taught me loyalty, grit, personal responsibility, and the value of hard work, qualities I believe America needs more than ever.
Integrity, accountability, and courage. A representative must tell the truth, keep their word, and make decisions based on principle, not political convenience or pressure.
I’m direct, principled, and relentless. I don’t fold under pressure, I don’t say what people want to hear just to get elected, and I follow through on what I promise.
To represent the people of their district, not themselves, their party, or special interests. That means protecting constitutional freedoms, safeguarding taxpayer dollars, and ensuring every bill serves the American people first.
That I was a leader who kept my word, period.
My first job was as a lifeguard at the local pool. I worked there for several summers.
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. It’s a profound reminder that even in the darkest circumstances, we can choose our attitude, our purpose, and our path forward.
Experience matters if it’s real-world experience—running a business, solving problems, leading people. Political “experience” in climbing the ladder is exactly what’s wrong with Washington.
I will serve no more than 10 years and will fight for term limits for every member of Congress. Career politicians have turned public service into a retirement plan. That’s not what the Founders intended.
A veteran in my district told me he feels abandoned by the same government he fought to protect, waiting months for quality care while watching billions sent overseas. That conversation fuels my commitment to putting Americans first.
Compromise on methods can be valuable, but never on core principles. You don’t trade away your values for a deal. You find ways to advance them without breaking your word to voters.


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Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Ann Wagner Republican Party $1,703,468 $841,149 $3,973,549 As of September 30, 2025
Timothy Bilash Democratic Party $992 $1,026 $467 As of September 30, 2025
Chuck Summers Democratic Party $16,113 $9,064 $5,743 As of September 30, 2025
Nick Vivio Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Frederick Wellman Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Ryan Sheridan Republican Party $112,488 $68,980 $43,508 As of September 30, 2025
John Kiehne Independent $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

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."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

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 2nd Congressional District election, 2026
Race trackerRace ratings
12/23/202512/16/202512/9/202512/2/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe 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
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.

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Incumbent Ann Wagner (R) defeated Ray Hartmann (D), Brandon Daugherty (L), and Shelby Davis (G) in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ann Wagner
Ann Wagner (R)
 
54.5
 
233,444
Image of Ray Hartmann
Ray Hartmann (D)
 
42.5
 
182,056
Image of Brandon Daugherty
Brandon Daugherty (L)  Candidate Connection
 
2.1
 
8,951
Image of Shelby Davis
Shelby Davis (G)
 
0.9
 
3,941

Total votes: 428,392
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Ray Hartmann (D) defeated Chuck Summers (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ray Hartmann
Ray Hartmann
 
77.7
 
42,605
Image of Chuck Summers
Chuck Summers
 
22.3
 
12,200

Total votes: 54,805
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Incumbent Ann Wagner (R) defeated Peter Pfeifer (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ann Wagner
Ann Wagner
 
64.8
 
56,865
Image of Peter Pfeifer
Peter Pfeifer  Candidate Connection
 
35.2
 
30,847

Total votes: 87,712
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian Party primary

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Brandon Daugherty (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brandon Daugherty
Brandon Daugherty  Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
311

Total votes: 311
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General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Incumbent Ann Wagner (R) defeated Trish Gunby (D) and Bill Slantz (L) in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ann Wagner
Ann Wagner (R)
 
54.9
 
173,277
Image of Trish Gunby
Trish Gunby (D)  Candidate Connection
 
43.1
 
135,895
Image of Bill Slantz
Bill Slantz (L)
 
2.1
 
6,494

Total votes: 315,666
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Trish Gunby (D) defeated Raymond Reed (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Trish Gunby
Trish Gunby  Candidate Connection
 
85.2
 
50,457
Image of Raymond Reed
Raymond Reed  Candidate Connection
 
14.8
 
8,741

Total votes: 59,198
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Incumbent Ann Wagner (R) defeated Tony Salvatore (R), Wesley Smith (R), and Paul Berry (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ann Wagner
Ann Wagner
 
67.1
 
54,440
Image of Tony Salvatore
Tony Salvatore  Candidate Connection
 
15.4
 
12,516
Image of Wesley Smith
Wesley Smith  Candidate Connection
 
9.0
 
7,317
Image of Paul Berry
Paul Berry
 
8.5
 
6,888

Total votes: 81,161
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian Party primary

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Bill Slantz (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bill Slantz
Bill Slantz
 
100.0
 
384

Total votes: 384
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General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Incumbent Ann Wagner (R) defeated Jill Schupp (D), Martin Schulte (L), and Gina Bufe (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ann Wagner
Ann Wagner (R)
 
51.9
 
233,157
Image of Jill Schupp
Jill Schupp (D)
 
45.5
 
204,540
Image of Martin Schulte
Martin Schulte (L)
 
2.6
 
11,647
Image of Gina Bufe
Gina Bufe (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
4

Total votes: 449,348
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Jill Schupp (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jill Schupp
Jill Schupp
 
100.0
 
102,592

Total votes: 102,592
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Incumbent Ann Wagner (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ann Wagner
Ann Wagner
 
100.0
 
63,686

Total votes: 63,686
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Libertarian Party primary

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Martin Schulte (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Martin Schulte
Martin Schulte
 
100.0
 
737

Total votes: 737
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District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting ahead of the 2026 election.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.


Below is the district map used in the 2024 election next to the map in place for the 2026 election. Click on a map below to enlarge it. Error: One or both images not found for the specified years.

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2026
Information about competitiveness will be added here as it becomes available.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+4. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 4 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Missouri's 2nd the 197th most Republican district nationally.[5]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.

2024 presidential results in Missouri's 2nd Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
43.6% 54.5%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Missouri, 2024

Missouri presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 14 Democratic wins
  • 18 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winning Party D R R D D R R R D D D D D R D D D R R D R R R D D R R R R R R R
See also: Party control of Missouri state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Missouri's congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Missouri
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 0 2 2
Republican 2 6 8
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 8 10

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Missouri's top four state executive offices as October 2025.

State executive officials in Missouri, October 2025
Office Officeholder
Governor Republican Party Mike Kehoe
Lieutenant Governor Republican Party David Wasinger
Secretary of State Republican Party Denny Hoskins
Attorney General Republican Party Catherine Hanaway

State legislature

Missouri State Senate

Party As of October 2025
     Democratic Party 10
     Republican Party 24
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 34

Missouri House of Representatives

Party As of October 2025
     Democratic Party 52
     Republican Party 108
     Other 0
     Vacancies 3
Total 163

Trifecta control

Missouri Party Control: 1992-2025
Eight years of Democratic trifectas  •  Thirteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor R D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R
Senate D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

See also

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Footnotes

  1. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  5. Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025


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