Democratic
Chris Reichard
Major-party general-election nominee.
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Missouri District 8 election, 2026
Chris Reichard vs. Jason Smith on a newly enacted 2026 district map.
VotePredictor forecast
Jason Smith favored
Safe R · predicted margin R+57.6
100%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
R+54.42026 national environment
D+6.3Model uncertainty
±6.9 pointsFundamentals model using district presidential lean, incumbency and the national environment. It is not a poll average.
Republican
Jason Smith
Incumbent representative for MO-8. Voting record, ideology and biography →
Other listed candidates
- Rebecca Sharpe Lombard · Libertarian
Polls
No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for MO-8. The forecast above uses fundamentals only.
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Raw Story · September 17, 2026
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Common Dreams · July 23, 2026
House Subpoena of BreakThrough News Threatens Press Freedom
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Common Dreams · July 23, 2026
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