Josh Smead, 2026 House candidate
Josh Smead
DEMOCRATIC
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Missouri 62026 HOUSE POLLS

Chris Stigall, 2026 Missouri 6th District House Republican candidate
Chris Stigall
REPUBLICAN

2026 Missouri 6th District House Forecast:

The Pollsmax 2026 Missouri 6th District House forecast currently gives Republican Chris Stigall a 99.6% chance of defeating Democrat Josh Smead. Pollsmax projects Stigall to receive 64.3% of the vote compared with 35.8% for Smead, a projected Republican margin of 28.5 percentage points. The model currently rates the race as Solid Republican. The forecast is updated using 100,000 simulations incorporating polling and race fundamentals. See the Pollsmax forecast methodology.

The 2026 Missouri 6th District House election features Democrat Josh Smead and Republican Chris Stigall. The seat is open in 2026, but the race to fill it is not expected to be competitive. In 2024, Donald Trump won Missouri's 6th congressional district by 17.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as solid Republican in 2026.

Year
2026
Race
House
District
MO-6
Democratic candidate
Josh Smead
Republican candidate
Chris Stigall
Incumbent / open seat
Open seat
Forecast rating
Solid R
Projected vote
35.8% D / 64.3% R
Projected margin
R +28.5
Forecast odds
0.4% D / 99.6% R
Forecast last updated
12:00 AM on September 30, 2026
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