Gordon Heslop

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Gordon Heslop

Republican Party

Candidate, U.S. House Missouri District 8

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 3, 2026

Next election

August 4, 2026

Education

Graduate

Mississippi State University

Graduate

University of Southern Mississippi

Gordon Heslop (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 8th Congressional District. Heslop declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.^[source]

Heslop also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 32nd Congressional District. Heslop lost in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.

Heslop completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Gordon Heslop earned a graduate degree from Mississippi State University and a graduate degree from the University of Southern Mississippi. He also attended the University of Auckland and the University of Otago.

Elections

2026

See also: Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for U.S. House Texas District 32

Dan Barrios (D), Jace Yarbrough (R), and Charles Harper (Independent) are running in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 32 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Dan Barrios (D)
		Jace Yarbrough (R)
	Submit photo	Charles Harper (Independent)

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Republican primary runoff

The Republican primary runoff scheduled for May 26, 2026, was canceled. Jace Yarbrough (R) advanced from the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 32 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ryan Binkley (R)

Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 32

Dan Barrios (D) defeated Anthony Bridges (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Barrios	60.1	26,368
		Anthony Bridges	39.9	17,526

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 43,894
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Republican primary

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Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 32

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jace Yarbrough	49.0	33,821
✔		Ryan Binkley	21.7	15,007
		Paul Bondar	13.9	9,572
		Darrell Day	5.8	4,024
		James Ussery	2.8	1,957
	Submit photo	Aimee Carrasco	2.7	1,833
		Gordon Heslop	2.1	1,463
		Monty Montanez	1.3	867
		Abteen Vaziri	0.8	541

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 69,085
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Eric Niehaus (R)
• Tobey Pearson (R)
• Zain Shaito (R)

Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Gordon Heslop completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Heslop's responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a retired accounting educator, having been on the faculty at Texas A&M University-Commerce, now renamed East Texas A&M University, for most of the last 20 years. I am a lifelong conservative and have been a Republican for the last 44 years. The theme of my campaign is "Make America Normal Again", following the very disruptive last 10 years. I am laser focused on strengthening the middle class while reducing the national debt and maintaining America's role as leader of the free world. Improving the viability of the middle class while balancing the budget and reducing the national debt are huge undertakings which will demand significant changes be made but my plans for doing this will not put more stress on the middle class. My plan increases home ownership, decreases the cost of higher education while improving the quality of grades 1-12 education and significantly increasing the number of skilled trades professionals. While it is likely impossible to get absolute perfection in an area as complex and varied as health care, I have some proposals which would improve health services to the general public. In the area of foreign policy, I believe in a strong and modern military, which in conjunction with our many allies around the world, protects our freedom and the values of our wonderful western civilization. Isolationism is not the answer and would result in a severely weakened United States.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• We must get rid of the constant vitriol of today's politics. Issues should be vigorously debated, after which we vote, and then accept the election results. We must restore decorum to the political system and get rid of all the name calling and trash talking. There is no place in our system for all the threats and abuse we currently witness. This is also important as an example to our children so that they respect the system and want to participate in it. The Democrats are not the Taliban, and while I disagree with many of their policies, and very strongly oppose the growing radical wing of their party, I believe, as has happened in the past, that much of the most significant legislation is enacted when the parties work together.
• Taxation is a heavy burden for the middle class. You can pay enough tax in one year for the government to buy a car, but if you buy the same car for yourself it takes you 5 or 6 years to pay it off. The major theme of my taxation policy is that the middle class will not pay a higher rate of tax than those with much higher incomes.
• The focus of government policy needs to be centered on the ordinary citizen, not the lobbyists, the billionaires, the big corporations, the influencers, the stars, and the other people/groups who hog the limelight. A strong economy requires a healthy and robust middle class and government policy should be focused in this area. For example, if you want to lower food costs, don't put a tariff on food. Or if you want to increase home ownership, don't put a tariff on building materials.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Economic policy, crime control, education and foreign policy.

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Campaign finance summary

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Footnotes

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Missouri's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Josh Hawley (R)

Eric Schmitt (R)

Representatives

District 1

Wesley Bell (D)

District 2

Ann Wagner (R)

District 3

Bob Onder (R)

District 4

Mark Alford (R)

District 5

Emanuel Cleaver (D)

District 6

Sam Graves (R)

District 7

Eric Burlison (R)

District 8

Jason Smith (R)

Republican Party (8)

Democratic Party (2)