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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, when he said he wanted to unify frustrated citizens against the political status quo, per the Missouri Times. No campaign site for this cycle could be verified. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
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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 August 4 primary, per the Missouri Secretary of State.
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Tom Schmitz
Libertarian
Schmitz is a criminal defense attorney in St. Louis who earned a bachelor's degree in psychological sciences from the University of Missouri and a J.D. from Creighton University School of Law, per the campaign site. He is running as the Libertarian candidate for Missouri's 1st District, per the campaign site.
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.