Political ads · 2026 · MO

Missouri House District 3 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Bob Onder won · 52.9% to 44.4% · Called by AP on Nov 3

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Bob Onder (Republican) and Bethany Mann (Democrat) are the nominees for Missouri's 3rd congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Bob Onder is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Bob Onder's campaign had raised $1.1 million (through October 14, 2026) and Bethany Mann's campaign $87,000 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $10 for Bob Onder and $2,000 against.

Bob Onder (REP, incumbent), Bethany Mann (DEM). 3 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Bob Onder (REP, incumbent)

Raised: $1.1M through 2026-10-14 individuals $552K · PACs $518K · from the candidate's other committees $66K · cash on hand $526K
Outside spending: $1,663 opposing Onder · $10 supporting Onder · latest reported 2025-08-06
Largest outside spenders: MISSOURI CONSERVATIVES FOR CONGRESS PAC — $1,663 opposing Onder FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND — $10 supporting Onder Largest donors: Michael T Rydin $8.8M (76%), Retired, Retired; HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION $350K (3%); KOMADA, ANNA $253K (2%); Steven Cowles $205K (2%), Retired, Retired; Steven W Corbett $200K (2%)

Bundled through PACs: $18K through 2 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $17K from 10 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) — $500 from 1 gift Lobbyist/registrant PAC

134 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

AFLAC PAC (AFLAC PAC) $1,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
AKSM UROLOGY PAC 'AKSM UROLOGY PAC' $2,000
ALLERGY ASSOCIATES PA PAC $2,500
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) $1,000
AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (AMEREN FEDPAC) $10K
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $1,000
AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE PAC $2,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC (SKINPAC) $3,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS PAC (FAMMEDPAC) $3,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAINPAC $5,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (OPHTHPAC) $3,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY ENT PAC $10K
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES PAC (PA PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. PAC (AAPAC) $1,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE PAC (AAJ PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS PAC (NEUROSURGERYPAC) $2,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS PAC $4,500
AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS PAC $2,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $6,000
AMERICAN CAR RENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,500
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC) $3,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC $8,500
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY (RHEUMPAC) $2,500
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $3,500
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC. PAC $1,000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PAC $2,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC $5,000
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOCIATION - OSTEOPATHIC PAC $1,000
AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $5,000
AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC) $5,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY PAC (''ASTRO-PAC'') $1,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS PAC (ASA PAC) $10K
AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION PAC (SOYPAC) $1,000
AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, INC. PAC (AUAPAC) $1,000
AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS-PAC $2,000
AMGEN INC. PAC $1,000
ANN PAC $2,500
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY - ADM PAC $1,000
ARIZONA'S BOLD ERA PAC (ABE PAC) $2,500
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. PAC (ABC PAC) $8,500
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS PAC (RAILPAC) $1,000
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION PAC (BIO PAC) $1,000
BLACK & VEATCH PAC (BLACK & VEATCH PAC) $2,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) $6,000
BRYAN CAVE LLP PAC $1,000
BUCKEYE LIBERTY PAC $5,000
CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC $1,000
CENTENE CORPORATION PAC (CENTENE PAC) $2,000
COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS PAC $2,000
CVS HEALTH PAC $1,000
DAVID ROUZER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS $2,000
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. PAC (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) $2,500
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMIN MANAGERS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
FEDEX CORPORATION PAC $2,000
FOLEY & LARDNER POLITICAL FUND, INC. $1,000
GENENTECH INC. PAC (GENENPAC) $1,000
GOD, FAMILY, & COUNTRY PAC $2,500
GRIDIRON-PAC $2,500
HB STRATEGIES PAC $1,000
HEALTH & FITNESS ASSOCIATION PAC FITPAC $1,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC $2,500
HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND $1,000
INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS PAC $3,500
INGRAM BARGE COMPANY PAC $2,500
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING PAC INC $1,000
INTERNATIONAL WAREHOUSE LOGISTICS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE PAC (ICI PAC) $1,000
JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $4,000
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN EMPLOYEE PAC $2,500
LEIDOS INC. PAC $2,000
LEONARDO DRS PAC $2,500
MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING CORPORATION PAC $1,000
MISSOURI CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC $1,500
MISSOURI SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION PAC (MO SOYPAC) $1,500
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC $10K
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $4,500
NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION PAC (NAPA-PAC) $2,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS PAC (NABIP PAC) $2,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS PAC (NABPAC) $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PLUMBING-HEATING-COOLING CONTRACTORS PAC AKA PHCC-PAC $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC $4,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS PAC $2,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION PAC (NCBA-PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL PAC (FKA) NATIONAL BROILER COUNCIL PAC $1,000
NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE PAC / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS $2,500
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL PAC $1,000
NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC $10K
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $1,000
NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION ROOF PAC $1,000
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. PAC (NSSF PAC) $1,000
NETJETS INC. PAC $1,000
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,000
ONDER VICTORY FUND $3,500
PAC OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS $8,000
RAPTOR PAC $4,500
REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC $1,000
RGA REINSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL PAC $2,000
RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC $1,000
SIX PAC $3,500
SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR ANGIOGRAPHY AND INTERVENTIONS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS PAC $1,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC (SWAPA PAC) $2,000
SPIRE INC. FEDERAL PAC (SPIRE FEDERAL PAC) $1,000
STAND TALL FOR KANSAS PAC $1,980
SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST INC DBA SUSAN B ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA $1,000
TEACHERS INSURANCE ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC (TIAA PAC) $7,500
TEXANS FOR JODEY ARRINGTON $1,000
TEXAS VALUES PAC $5,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC $3,000
THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE PAC $5,000
THE GOOD FUND $500
THE HOME DEPOT INC. PAC $2,500
THOMPSON COBURN PAC $1,000
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC PAC (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) $3,000
TRALAPAC (TRUCK RENTING AND LEASING ASSOCIATION PAC) $5,000
TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION'S TIAPAC $1,000
TRUCKING PAC OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC. $1,000
TRUTH IS MARKETS WORK FUND $2,000
UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND $1,000
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $7,000
VIZIENT, INC., PAC $500
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. PAC $1,000
WOOLPERT, INC. PAC $5,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Bethany Mann (DEM)

Raised: $87K through 2026-10-14 individuals $76K · PACs $6,625 · party $2,650 · cash on hand $5,712
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

1 PAC gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

ST CHARLES COUNTY DEM CENTRAL COM $125

All filings at the FEC ↗

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