Updated October 18, 2026 · polls through October 14, 2026 · House model v0.25

Missouri House Forecast

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Missouri elects 8 members of the U.S. House. The COYNTOSS model rates 2 districts as favoring Democrats, 6 as favoring Republicans.

Delegation outlook

Republicans lead in 6 of 8 districts

  • Solid D 2
  • Lean R 1
  • Solid R 5

Forecast summary

Seats
8
Toss-ups
0
Not rated Solid
1
Districts with polls
1 of 8
Closest district
MO-02 R+6.6

District map

Missouri congressional districts

Shaded by forecast rating. Select a district to see its forecast.

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  • Solid D
  • Likely D
  • Lean D
  • Toss-up
  • Lean R
  • Likely R
  • Solid R

Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 congressional districts, clipped to the shoreline. Methodology.

Races to watch

Districts not rated Solid, closest model margin first. Bars show each side's published chance of winning. Every district is listed below.

District forecast

MO-02 · R incumbent · Model record under review

Missouri's 2nd District

Wellman 23.2% · Wagner 76.8% chance of winning

Model margin
R+6.6
Rating
Lean R
Polling average
R+1.0
Fundamentals
R+2.9
Matchup
Fred Wellman vs. Ann Wagner

How the forecast is built

Polling average R+1.0 1 district poll
Fundamentals R+2.9 Inputs listed below
Projected margin R+6.6 Published model output

Polling blend (published): 37.2%

Fundamentals inputs

2024 presidential margin
R+7.9
Relative district lean
R+8.2
Generic ballot
D+8.3
National environment
D+8.3
Incumbency
R+2.4
Candidate
None
Fundraising
None
Simple fundamentals
D+0.1
Full fundamentals
R+2.9
Fundamentals blend weight
50.0%
Total uncertainty
±8.9 pts

Margins are Democratic minus Republican points, rounded to one decimal. Values are shown as published; the page does not recompute the forecast.

Every district

All 8 Missouri districts

Missouri House districts with rating, model margin, chance of winning and polling
DistrictMatchupRatingModel marginChance of winningPolling average
MO-01Wesley Bell D vs. Paul Berry III R
D incumbent
Solid DD+70.6D >99.9% · R <0.1%No district polls
MO-02Fred Wellman D vs. Ann Wagner R
R incumbent
Lean RR+6.6D 23.2% · R 76.8%R+1.0 1 poll
MO-03Bethany E Mann D vs. Bob Onder R
R incumbent
Solid RR+19.9D 3.1% · R 96.9%No district polls
MO-04Jordan Herrera D vs. Mark Alford R
R incumbent
Solid RR+36.4D <0.1% · R >99.9%No district polls
MO-05Emanuel Cleaver D vs. Rick Brattin R
D incumbent
Solid DD+35.9D >99.9% · R <0.1%No district polls
MO-06Josh Smead D vs. Chris Stigall R
Open
Solid RR+31.6D 0.2% · R 99.8%No district polls
MO-07Missi Hesketh D vs. Eric Burlison R
R incumbent
Solid RR+37.1D <0.1% · R >99.9%No district polls
MO-08Chris Reichard D vs. Jason Smith R
R incumbent
Solid RR+47.4D <0.1% · R >99.9%No district polls

Polling inputs

District polls

1 included survey across 1 district, newest first.

Field datesDistrictPollsterSampleResults
Sep 14–Sep 15, 2026MO-02Remington565.0 LVD 42.0% · R 43.0%