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Missouri 1st District · House

Wesley Bell (D)vsPaul Berry (R)+1 other

Election Day · Nov 3, 2026

Score updated Oct 14, 2026

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287MONITOR

Safe for Bell.

Forecasters: Safe D · Bell is the incumbent

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Candidates

Wesley Bell

Democrat· Incumbent

Progressive votes: 94.74%

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Paul Berry

Republican

Tom Schmitz

Libertarian

War Chest (FEC)

Bell

$1.1M

Berry

—

Cash on hand, most recent FEC filing.

Expert Ratings

Cook PoliticalCookSafe D

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