Political ads · 2026 · MO

Missouri House District 6 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Chris Stigall won · 58.7% to 39.0% · Called by AP on Nov 3

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Josh Smead (Democrat) and Chris Stigall (Republican) are the nominees for Missouri's 6th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. By their latest FEC reports, Josh Smead's campaign had raised $146,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Chris Stigall's campaign $1.0 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $282,000 for Chris Stigall and $182,000 against.

Josh Smead (DEM), Chris Stigall (REP). 7 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.

Josh Smead (DEM)

Raised: $146K through 2026-10-14 individuals $131K · PACs $3,500 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $11K · cash on hand $35K
Outside spending: none reported

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

All filings at the FEC ↗

Chris Stigall (REP)

Raised: $1.0M through 2026-10-14 individuals $752K · PACs $292K · cash on hand $211K
Outside spending: $182K opposing Stigall · $282K supporting Stigall · latest reported 2026-10-20
Largest outside spenders: COME AND TAKE IT PAC — $249K supporting Stigall Largest donors: HERZOG CONTRACTING CORP $750K (42%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Rex Sinquefield $250K (14%); CATALYST PAC $158K (9%); A PUBLIC VOICE, INC. $128K (7%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Joseph Agresti $100K (6%) CONSERVATIVE FUTURE FUND — $153K opposing Stigall Largest donors: AMERICA NEXT INC. $375K (32%); GRASSROOTS AMERICA INC $160K (14%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Saul Fox $100K (8%), Self Employed, Investment Manager SAVE AMERICAN FREEDOM — $34K supporting Stigall Largest donors: COMMONSENSE POLICY IN ACTION $790K (81%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Konstantin Sokolov $100K (10%), US Investments LLC, Executive AMERICAN WORKERS FIRST PAC — $29K opposing Stigall

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

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

ALASKANS FOR NICK BEGICH $1,000
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN ROAD & TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST PAC (ASA PAC) $5,000
BILL PAC $1,000
BUCKEYE LIBERTY PAC $5,000
BURCHETT FOR CONGRESS $500
ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
EVERGY EMPLOYEE POWERPAC $2,500
EYE OF THE TIGER PAC $5,000
GRAVES FOR CONGRESS $4,000
HB STRATEGIES PAC $1,000
HELP ELECT REPUBLICANS NOW (HERN PAC) $5,000
HERZOG PAC $5,000
JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
JOBS, FREEDOM AND SECURITY PAC $10K
LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PAC $2,000
MEBA PAF $1,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
NSSGA ROCKPAC $1,000
OLIN GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,500
PENNSYLVANIA HONOR $5,000
RAPTOR PAC $2,500
SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $2,000
YOPAC $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

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