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Missouri primary elections

Overview

In August 2026, Missouri held several Republican and Democratic primary elections. For Senate District 6, an open seat, six Republican candidates competed for the nomination, including Amber Buckles, Todd “Ike” Skelton, Derrick Spicer, Lisa Thomas, Rudy Veit, and Jake Vogel.

In other regional races, incumbent U.S. Rep. Jason Smith won the 8th District Republican primary with approximately 86% of the vote, and State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick secured roughly 85.5% in his contest.

Results for the 6th Congressional District primary showed Chris Stigall winning the Republican nomination with 44.106% of the vote, defeating Nathan Hall Willett and Jim Ingram. In the Democratic primary for the same district, Josh Smead secured 47.694% of the vote, followed by Matt Levine and Scot Pondelick. The Libertarian candidate, Andy Maidment, received 100% of the Libertarian vote.

Entities

Missouri · Amber Buckles · Rudy Veit · Chris Stigall · Josh Smead

Timeline

  1. 25 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Missouri 6th Congressional District primary results announced

    Chris Stigall won the Republican primary for Missouri’s 6th Congressional District with 44.1%, while Democrat Josh Smead secured 47.7% of the vote.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Missouri GOP Primaries Pick Senate District 6 and House Candidates

    Missouri GOP primaries saw six candidates vie for the open Senate District 6 seat, while Rep. Jason Smith and Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick won their respective Republican primaries, advancing to November.

Sources

johncombest.com · showmeprogress.com · thedailyworld.com