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2026 candidates we're tracking in MO-8
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Jason T. Smith
Republican
Incumbent
Jason T. Smith describes himself as a farm kid from Salem, a rancher, and a small business owner, per his campaign materials, 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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Chris Reichard
Democratic
Chris Reichard is a union electrician and disabled Army veteran running for Congress in Missouri's 8th District, per his campaign site. He was born in rural Tennessee and raised in High Ridge, Missouri, and served in the Army from 2004 to 2012 with three deployments, including service in Iraq, per the campaign site. He now works as a communications technician with IBEW Local 1 in Arnold, Missouri, per the campaign site.
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Rebecca Sharpe Lombard
Libertarian
Rebecca Sharpe Lombard, of St. Louis, is a Libertarian on the certified candidate list for the August 4 primary in this district, per the Missouri Secretary of State. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
About this race
Missouri's 8th 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.