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Missouri's 5th Congressional District election, 2026

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2024
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.
Voting in Missouri

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
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 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

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 5

Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver and Robert Foltz are running in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on November 3, 2026.


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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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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
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***

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 5th Congressional District election, 2026
Race trackerRace ratings
12/16/202512/9/202512/2/202511/25/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
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

Democratic-held U.S. House district that Trump won

See also: U.S. House districts represented by a Democrat in 2026 and won by Donald Trump in 2024

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
Image of Emanuel Cleaver
Emanuel Cleaver (D)
 
60.2
 
199,900
Image of Sean Smith
Sean Smith (R)  Candidate Connection
 
36.4
 
120,957
Image of Bill Wayne
Bill Wayne (L)
 
2.0
 
6,658
Image of Michael Day
Michael Day (G)
 
1.3
 
4,414

Total votes: 331,929
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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
Image of Emanuel Cleaver
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
Image of Sean Smith
Sean Smith  Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Bill Wayne
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
Image of Emanuel Cleaver
Emanuel Cleaver (D)
 
61.0
 
140,688
Image of Jacob Turk
Jacob Turk (R)  Candidate Connection
 
36.4
 
84,008
Image of Robin Dominick
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
Image of Emanuel Cleaver
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
Image of Jacob Turk
Jacob Turk  Candidate Connection
 
51.8
 
20,475
Image of Jerry Barham
Jerry Barham
 
33.5
 
13,246
Image of Herschel L. Young
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
Image of Robin Dominick
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
Image of Emanuel Cleaver
Emanuel Cleaver (D)
 
58.8
 
207,180
Image of Ryan Derks
Ryan Derks (R)  Candidate Connection
 
38.6
 
135,934
Image of Robin Dominick
Robin Dominick (L)
 
2.6
 
9,272
Image of Antwain Winters
Antwain Winters (G) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Emanuel Cleaver
Emanuel Cleaver
 
85.3
 
75,040
Maite Salazar  Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Ryan Derks
Ryan Derks  Candidate Connection
 
34.0
 
13,832
Image of Jerry Barham
Jerry Barham
 
31.7
 
12,880
Image of Clay Chastain
Clay Chastain
 
18.5
 
7,519
Image of Weldon Woodward
Weldon Woodward  Candidate Connection
 
5.9
 
2,381
Image of R. H. Hess
R. H. Hess  Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Robin Dominick
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.

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 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.

2024 presidential results in Missouri's 5th Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
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
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

Missouri 2026 primaries 2026 U.S. Congress elections
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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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