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2026 candidates we're tracking in MO-7
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Eric W. Burlison
Republican
Incumbent
Eric W. Burlison, of Springfield, is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district; his campaign emphasizes lower taxes, border security, and holding Washington accountable, per his campaign site. He is on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary, per the Missouri Secretary of State.
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Missi Hesketh
Democratic
Missi Hesketh is a teacher and former mayor of Forsyth, per her campaign site, and was the district's 2024 Democratic nominee, per KSMU public radio's coverage of that race. She is on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary, per the Missouri Secretary of State.
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Kevin Craig
Libertarian
A Christian libertarian campaigning under the slogan Liberty Under God who says he passed the California Bar Exam but was denied a license to practice law because his Christian beliefs conflicted with the bar's requirements, per his campaign site. He describes spending hundreds of hours in law libraries studying the law books of civil government, per his campaign site.
About this race
Missouri's 7th 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.