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2026 candidates we're tracking in MO-2
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Ann Wagner
Republican
Incumbent
Wagner grew up working alongside her parents at their family retail carpet store in Manchester, Missouri, and studied business administration at the University of Missouri, per the campaign site. She held management positions at Hallmark Cards and Ralston-Purina before her election to the U.S. House representing Missouri's 2nd District, per the campaign site. She authored the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act and the Debbie Smith Act funding rape kit testing, per the campaign site.
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Fred Wellman
Democratic
Fred Wellman is a retired Army aviator and West Point graduate who served during Desert Storm and completed three tours in Iraq, per his campaign site; he hosts a politics podcast and has endorsements from VoteVets and the Missouri AFL-CIO, per those organizations. He is on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary, per the Missouri Secretary of State.
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Brandon Coulter Daugherty
Libertarian
Executive director of the Libertarian Party of Missouri and co host of the Missouri Liberty Report, per the Libertarian Party. He was the Libertarian contender for this same seat in 2024, per the Libertarian Party. His campaign site runs under the banner no more wars, no more cover ups, no more debt.
About this race
Missouri's 2nd 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.