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2026 candidates we're tracking in MO-1
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Paul Berry III
Republican
A St. Louis County Republican who was his party's nominee for St. Louis County executive in 2020 and was among the crowded Republican field seeking Missouri lieutenant governor in 2024, per St. Louis Public Radio. He first sought this district's seat in 2016, …
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Andrew Jones
Republican
Executive vice president of business development and marketing at Southwest Electric who earlier rose through the ranks at the energy company Ameren, per his campaign site. He holds an economics degree from Lincoln University plus a master's in international b…
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Alissa Murphy
Democratic
Alissa Murphy, of Clayton, is a Democrat on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary in this district, per the Missouri Secretary of State.
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Carl E. Harris Sr
Democratic
Founder of SME Global Business Consulting LLC, established in 2022, who since 2024 has served as an advisor and project manager for the SLDC small business grant program in St. Louis, per his campaign site. He is a Navy veteran with construction and business m…
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Cori Bush
Democratic
Cori Bush is a pastor, nurse by background, and former U.S. Representative for this district seeking to return to the seat; she lost the 2024 Democratic rematch to Wesley Bell, per St. Louis Public Radio. Her campaign site emphasizes lowering costs, public hea…
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Wesley Bell
Democratic
Incumbent
Wesley Bell is a former public defender, judge, and St. Louis County prosecuting attorney, first elected to that office in 2018, per his campaign site, and is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district. He is on the certified candidate list for the Augu…
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Carl Earnest Henderson
Democratic
Carl Earnest Henderson, of Hazelwood, is a Democrat on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary in this district, per the Missouri Secretary of State.
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Tom Schmitz
Libertarian
The Libertarian contender in this district, per the Libertarian Party of St. Louis. His site argues for maximizing individual liberty and removing government control, and contrasts libertarian philosophy with Democratic and Republican positions across policy a…
About this race
Missouri's 1st Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Missouri primary is Tuesday, August 4, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.