Jason Smith
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 64% from PACs and 36% from individuals.
36% individuals64% PACs0% other
$4.3M
raised
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Missouri · U.S. House · District 08 · 2026
Missouri District 08 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Missouri District 08 House race
Jason Smith has raised more than 52 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Missouri District 08 House race, 2026 report raising $4.4M between them. Jason Smith reports $4.3M and Frank Barnitz reports $82,534, a gap of $4.2M. Of what Jason Smith reports, 36% came from individuals and 64% 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.
FB
Frank Barnitz
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 88% from individuals and 12% from PACs.
88% individuals12% PACs0% other
$83K
raised
GH
Gordon Heslop
RR · challenger
1% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 99% from other sources.
1% individuals0% PACs99% other
$61K
raised
CR
Christopher Reichard
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 98% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
98% individuals0% PACs2% other
$6K
raised
CH
Clayton Harbison
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$4K
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$45K
Banking & Financial$40K
Health & Pharma$30K
Tech & Telecom$20K
Insurance$10K
Retail & Consumer$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- BURNS AND MCDONNELL INC. PAC · pac$15K
- AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC · pac$10K
- DEERE & COMPANY PAC (AKA JOHN DEERE PAC) · pac$10K
- GOOGLE LLC NETPAC · pac$10K
- HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
62%36%
62% PACs36% individuals2% other
The incumbent's record
Jason Smith is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
$2.3M
$1.5M - $3.1M. up $1.7M since 2014.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- Joint Committee on Taxation · Vice Chairman
- House Committee on Ways and Means · Chair
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$45K
Banking & Financial$40K
Health & Pharma$30K
Tech & Telecom$20K
Insurance$10K
Retail & Consumer$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Jason Smith R · incumbent | vs | FB Frank Barnitz D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $4.3M | Raised | $83K |
| $5.2M | Cash on hand | $20K |
| 64% | From PACs | 12% |
| 36% | From individuals | 88% |
| Banking & Financial | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |