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Missouri's 5th Congressional District election, 2026
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| Missouri's 5th 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 Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 5th 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
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Missouri District 5
Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver and Robert Foltz are running in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Emanuel Cleaver (D) | ||
| Robert Foltz (R) | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jordan Herrera (D)
Candidate profiles
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Missouri
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Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Emanuel Cleaver | Democratic Party | $536,407 | $483,715 | $942,319 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Robert Foltz | 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 5th Congressional District election, 2026 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| 12/16/2025 | 12/9/2025 | 12/2/2025 | 11/25/2025 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| 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 |
Democratic-held U.S. House district that Trump won
This is one of 14 U.S. House districts Democrats are defending that Donald Trump (R) won in 2024. The map below highlights those districts. Hover over or click a district to see information such as the incumbent and the presidential vote counts.
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 5
Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver (D) defeated Sean Smith (R), Bill Wayne (L), and Michael Day (G) in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emanuel Cleaver (D) | 60.2 | 199,900 |
| | Sean Smith (R) ![]() | 36.4 | 120,957 | |
| | Bill Wayne (L) | 2.0 | 6,658 | |
| | Michael Day (G) | 1.3 | 4,414 | |
| Total votes: 331,929 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Bowman (Independent)
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5
Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emanuel Cleaver | 100.0 | 65,248 |
| Total votes: 65,248 | ||||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5
Sean Smith (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sean Smith ![]() | 100.0 | 32,574 |
| Total votes: 32,574 | ||||
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Libertarian Party primary
Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5
Bill Wayne (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Wayne | 100.0 | 340 |
| Total votes: 340 | ||||
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General election
General election for U.S. House Missouri District 5
Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver (D) defeated Jacob Turk (R) and Robin Dominick (L) in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emanuel Cleaver (D) | 61.0 | 140,688 |
| | Jacob Turk (R) ![]() | 36.4 | 84,008 | |
| | Robin Dominick (L) | 2.5 | 5,859 | |
| Total votes: 230,555 | ||||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5
Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver (D) defeated Maite Salazar (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emanuel Cleaver | 85.6 | 60,399 |
| Maite Salazar | 14.4 | 10,147 | ||
| Total votes: 70,546 | ||||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5
Jacob Turk (R) defeated Jerry Barham (R) and Herschel L. Young (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacob Turk ![]() | 51.8 | 20,475 |
| | Jerry Barham | 33.5 | 13,246 | |
| | Herschel L. Young | 14.7 | 5,833 | |
| Total votes: 39,554 | ||||
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Libertarian Party primary
Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5
Robin Dominick (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robin Dominick | 100.0 | 589 |
| Total votes: 589 | ||||
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General election
General election for U.S. House Missouri District 5
Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver (D) defeated Ryan Derks (R), Robin Dominick (L), Antwain Winters (G), and Billy Ballard (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emanuel Cleaver (D) | 58.8 | 207,180 |
| | Ryan Derks (R) ![]() | 38.6 | 135,934 | |
| | Robin Dominick (L) | 2.6 | 9,272 | |
| | Antwain Winters (G) (Write-in) ![]() | 0.0 | 41 | |
| Billy Ballard (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 352,428 | ||||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5
Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver (D) defeated Maite Salazar (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emanuel Cleaver | 85.3 | 75,040 |
Maite Salazar ![]() | 14.7 | 12,923 | ||
| Total votes: 87,963 | ||||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Derks ![]() | 34.0 | 13,832 |
| | Jerry Barham | 31.7 | 12,880 | |
| | Clay Chastain | 18.5 | 7,519 | |
| | Weldon Woodward ![]() | 5.9 | 2,381 | |
| | R. H. Hess ![]() | 5.4 | 2,207 | |
| Richonda Oaks | 4.6 | 1,872 | ||
| Total votes: 40,691 | ||||
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Libertarian Party primary
Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5
Robin Dominick (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robin Dominick | 100.0 | 542 |
| Total votes: 542 | ||||
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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.
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 D+12. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 12 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Missouri's 5th the 111th most Democratic 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.
| Kamala Harris |
Donald Trump |
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| 41.1% | 56.6% |
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 |
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| 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 |
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Missouri's congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Missouri | |||
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| 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.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Secretary of State | |
| Attorney General |
State legislature
Missouri State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 10 | |
| Republican Party | 24 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | |
Missouri House of Representatives
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| 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 |
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| 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
External links
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
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
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