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2026 candidates we're tracking in MO-5
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Brad Patty
Republican
A retired Army master sergeant with 25 years of service who deployed to Iraq as a combat mechanic and later served as an instructor, per his campaign site. He lives in Fayette and is a father of six, per his campaign site and Northeast News, and is pursuing a …
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Brett Hueffmeier
Republican
A Kansas City attorney and former academic dean who worked as a legislative staffer for Senators Kit Bond and John Ashcroft, per Northeast News, though the Missouri Independent describes his current work as commercial real estate. He told ABC 17 News he ran be…
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Taylor Burks
Republican
Chief executive of the commercial landscaping company Rost Inc. and a Navy Reserve commander with 19 years of combined active and reserve service across four overseas deployments, per the Missouri Independent and his campaign site. He was appointed Boone Count…
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Rick Brattin
Republican
Rick Brattin is a Marine Corps veteran who rose to sergeant over six years of service, a small business owner, and a state senator who previously served four terms in the Missouri House, per his campaign site and the Missouri Independent. He is on the certifie…
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Berton A. Knox
Republican
A Republican making his third run at this seat after earlier bids in 2014 and 2016, and described by Northeast News as a perennial contender in the district. He did not respond by deadline to KSHB 41's questionnaire on data center development, per KSHB 41. No …
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Micah Beebe
Republican
A Kansas City native and commercial real estate broker with more than 14 years in real estate transactions, per his campaign site and Northeast News. He and his wife have five children, including three siblings adopted out of Texas foster care, per his campaig…
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Emanuel Cleaver, II
Democratic
Incumbent
Emanuel Cleaver, II has represented the Kansas City area in Congress since first being elected in 2004, per his campaign site, and is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district. He is on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary, per the Mis…
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Randall (Randy) Langkraehr
Libertarian
Randall (Randy) Langkraehr, of Warrensburg, is a Libertarian on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary in this district, per the Missouri Secretary of State.
About this race
Missouri's 5th 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.