Sam Graves
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 69% from PACs and 25% from individuals.
25% individuals69% PACs6% other
$1.6M
raised
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Missouri · U.S. House · District 06 · 2026
Missouri District 06 House race
General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Missouri District 06 House race
Sam Graves has raised more than 3 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Missouri District 06 House race, 2026 report raising $3M between them. Sam Graves reports $1.6M and Chris Stigall reports $546,096, a gap of $1M. Of what Sam Graves reports, 25% came from individuals and 69% from PACs.
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.
Chris Stigall
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 91% from individuals and 9% from PACs.
91% individuals9% PACs0% other
$546K
raised
NW
Nathan Willett
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 99% from individuals and 1% from PACs.
99% individuals1% PACs0% other
$509K
raised
NS
Nathanael Schultz
RR · challenger
Still has cash to spend. $159K on hand from $168K raised.
17% individuals0% PACs83% other
$168K
raised
JS
Josh Smead
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 89% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
89% individuals0% PACs11% other
$69K
raised
ML
Matthew Levine
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 92% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
92% individuals0% PACs8% other
$51K
raised
SP
Scot Pondelick
DD · challenger
59% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 41% from other sources.
59% individuals0% PACs41% other
$49K
raised
JI
James Ingram
RR · challenger
57% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 43% from other sources.
57% individuals0% PACs43% other
$25K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Small donors & unclassified$52K
Transportation$13K
Foreign-policy advocacy$12K
Labor / Unions$10K
Defense & Aerospace$10K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Tech & Telecom$8K
Retail & Consumer$8K
Agriculture$8K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- HERZOG PAC · pac$14K
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC) · pac$13K
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$12K
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE · pac$10K
- CRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC · pac$10K
- EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAPA-PAC) · pac$10K
- NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS PAC; NJASAP PAC · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
38%53%
38% PACs53% individuals9% other
The incumbent's record
Sam Graves is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$3.2M
$1.1M - $5.2M. up $2.4M since 2008.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Chair
- House Committee on Armed Services
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$52K
Transportation$13K
Foreign-policy advocacy$12K
Labor / Unions$10K
Defense & Aerospace$10K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Sam Graves R · incumbent | vs | Chris Stigall R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $1.6M | Raised | $546K |
| $3.0M | Cash on hand | $270K |
| 69% | From PACs | 9% |
| 25% | From individuals | 91% |
| Transportation | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |