Wesley Bell
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Still has cash to spend. $1.9M on hand from $3.2M raised.
83% individuals16% PACs1% other
$3.2M
raised
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Missouri · U.S. House · District 01 · 2026
Missouri District 01 House race
General election in 55 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Missouri District 01 House race
Wesley Bell has raised more than 3 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Missouri District 01 House race, 2026 report raising $4.4M between them. Wesley Bell reports $3.2M and Cori Bush reports $1.2M, a gap of $2M. Of what Wesley Bell reports, 83% came from individuals and 16% from PACs. Outside groups spent against BELL, WESLEY ($72,583) and for BELL, WESLEY ($986,770).
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
Cori Bush
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 2% from PACs.
97% individuals2% PACs1% other
$1.2M
raised
Where the money came from
$987K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Foreign-policy advocacy$701K
Ideological / Leadership$250K
Small donors & unclassified$65K
Real Estate & Construction$51K
Labor / Unions$18K
Agriculture$10K
Transportation$10K
Defense & Aerospace$10K
Health & Pharma$10K
Tech & Telecom$9K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') · super pac$686K
- PROJECT 218 · super pac$250K
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$51K
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$15K
- AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS · pac$10K
- HUSCH BLACKWELL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · 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$701K
Ideological / Leadership$250K
Small donors & unclassified$65K
Real Estate & Construction$51K
Labor / Unions$18K
Agriculture$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Wesley Bell D · incumbent | vs | 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 |