Democratic
Missi Hesketh
Major-party general-election nominee.
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Missouri District 7 election, 2026
Missi Hesketh vs. Eric Burlison on a newly enacted 2026 district map.
VotePredictor forecast
Eric Burlison favored
Safe R · predicted margin R+37.1
99%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
R+43.12026 national environment
D+6.6District polls
noneForecast spread
±7.8 pointsMargin from the district's presidential lean on its 2026 lines, one fitted intercept and the national environment as a uniform swing; the win probability adds a decaying incumbency premium (Republican incumbent running). No district poll is blended in.
Republican
Eric Burlison
Incumbent representative for MO-7. Voting record, ideology and biography →
Other listed candidates
- Kevin Craig · Libertarian
Polls
No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for MO-7. The forecast above is the model alone: lean, incumbency and the national environment.
Other forecasts
We have not yet ingested a district rating from these independent forecasters for MO-7; links go to their current national House ratings. Missing is shown as missing—not converted into a probability.
Past results
Every election in Missouri's 7th district we hold a result for. District numbers are reused across redistricting, so older rows may cover different ground than the seat does today.
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Candidate news
US intelligence witnesses to 2025 UFO orb incident could testify before Congress
US intelligence officials who witnessed a bizarre parade of orange orbs -- including smaller objects that allegedly emerged from a giant “mothership” orb -- could be called to testify before Congress, Rep. Eric Burlison told The Post.
New York Post · October 10, 2026
Eric Schmitt suffers new embarrassment as aide blames 'software error' for donor mess
In December 2023, a woman living in a small community near Austin, Texas, made a $78.08 contribution through WinRed. A few weeks later, she made another.Then came four more contributions in January 2024.Those were the first six entries under her name in Feder…
Raw Story · October 3, 2026
Flock Cameras Face Removal Nationwide Under New Bill
Federally-funded flock cameras could face removal under a new bill proposed by two Republican lawmakers amid widespread concerns about privacy and police abuse. Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Eric Burlison of Missouri introduced the “Flock-Off Act” on We…
Biztoc.com · September 3, 2026
Would-be UFO whistleblower died of accidental drug overdose after agreeing to testify to Congress
The mysterious death is of "grave concern" to Rep. Eric Burlison, who referred the matter for investigation to the FBI due to "implications for national security."
New York Post · April 25, 2026
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