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Missouri · U.S. House · District 01 · 2026

Missouri District 01 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Missouri District 01 House race

Wesley Bell has raised more than 3 times the next candidate.

Democrat Wesley Bell has raised about $3.2M, more than 3 times any rival.

Cori Bush reports 97% of campaign money from individuals.

$629K in itemized outside money is on file, led by UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP').

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Wesley Bell

Wesley Bell

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

Still has cash to spend. $1.9M on hand from $3.2M raised.

83% individuals16% PACs1% other
$3.2M
raised
CB

Cori Bush

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 2% from PACs.

97% individuals2% PACs1% other
$1.2M
raised

Where the money came from

$629K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Foreign-policy advocacy$644K
Small donors & unclassified$159K
Defense & Aerospace$40K
Labor / Unions$18K
Health & Pharma$17K
Law & Lobbying$11K
Transportation$10K
Banking & Financial$7K
Energy & Utilities$6K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') · super pac$629K
  • EDWARD JONES · company$26K
  • THE BOEING COMPANY · company$16K
  • AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$15K
  • NEUBERGER BERMAN · company$13K
  • WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · company$12K
  • KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP · company$11K
  • AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC) · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

12%87%
12% PACs87% individuals1% other

The incumbent's record

Wesley Bell is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$33K
$15K - $50K. up $33K since 2023.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
3
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • House Committee on Armed Services

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Foreign-policy advocacy$644K
Small donors & unclassified$159K
Defense & Aerospace$40K
Labor / Unions$18K
Health & Pharma$17K
Law & Lobbying$11K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Wesley Bell
D · incumbent
Wesley Bell
vs
CB
Cori Bush
D · challenger
$3.2M
Raised
$1.2M
$1.9M
Cash on hand
$205K
16%
From PACs
2%
83%
From individuals
97%
Foreign-policy advocacy
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No