About this race
With the current officeholder retiring, this seat will have a new winner. Voters here usually back Republican candidates by wide margins. Josh Smead, a Democrat, shows a record of donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, but the exact amount is still being confirmed. The November ballot lists 3 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and one Libertarian.
Key issues in Missouri
Major issues facing Missouri, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
- Abortion referendum — Voters will decide Amendment 3, which would replace 2024 abortion protections with a near-total ban.
- Gender-affirming care ban — The same measure would add a constitutional ban on gender transition procedures for minors.
- Income tax repeal rejected — Voters rejected Amendment 5, which would have phased out the state income tax, by 83%.
- St. Louis tornado recovery — Rebuilding continues after the May 2025 tornado caused an estimated $1.6 billion in damage.
- Rural hospital strain — Rural hospitals face financial strain as federal funding shifts threaten emergency care access.
Candidates & funding
Josh Smead Democrat Nominee
Andy Maidment Libertarian Nominee
Where the money comes from
FEC campaign finance data through Jul 15, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
| Chris Stigall R | Josh Smead D | Andy Maidment L | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | $599K | $72K | — |
| Individuals | $523K87% | $64K88% | — |
| PACs & parties | $76K13% | $0 | — |
| Self-funded | $0 | $8K12% | — |
| Other | $0 | $0 | — |
| AIPAC-linked* | — | — | — |
| Outside spending† | — | — | — |
* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Who are the biggest donors?
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Chris Stigall 263 donors
- Leadership PAC$10K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
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- Leadership PAC$5K
- Leadership PAC$5K
- Trade association PAC$5K
- Leadership PAC$5K
- Corporate PAC$5K
- Trade association PAC$5K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 263 donors. The other 213 gave $334K combined.
Plus $20K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
Josh Smead 75 donors
- Self-funded$8K
- Individual$3K
- Individual$2K
- Individual$2K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$577
- Individual$501
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- Individual$430
- Individual$422
- Individual$400
- Individual$375
- Individual$366
- Individual$350
- Individual$350
- Individual$350
- Individual$310
- Individual$310
- Individual$300
- Individual$300
- Individual$300
- Individual$300
- Individual$280
- Individual$272
- Individual$250
- Individual$250
- Individual$250
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- Individual$250
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Showing the 50 biggest of 75 donors. The other 25 gave $4K combined.
Plus $32K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.