2026 general election
Missouri 1st District
Not a real money race: only one candidate raised meaningful money. · Incumbent re-elected.
$4.0M was spent on the 2026 Missouri 1st District race: $4.0M raised by the campaigns, $707K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Wesley Bell (Democrat) won.
Total money
$4.0M
Raised by campaigns
$4.0M
PAC checks
$707K
Outside money
$0
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Wesley BellDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $4.0M
- Spent
- $4.1M
- From individuals
- $3.2M
- From PACs
- $707K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 18% of Bell's money came from PACs
Corporate $301K (45%)Trade group $55K (8%)Leadership PAC $82K (12%)Membership $47K (7%)Union $115K (17%)Super PAC $13K (2%)Other $53K (8%)
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee Membership$15K
- Ameren Corporation Corporate$10K
- The Boeing Company Corporate$10K
- Leidos, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Enterprise Holdings, Inc. Corporate$10K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Union$10K
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO Union$10K
- The Cigna Group Corporate$10K
Plus 2 other candidates on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 Missouri 1st District race?
- $4.0M was spent on the 2026 Missouri 1st District race: $4.0M raised by the campaigns, $707K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Wesley Bell (Democrat) won.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Missouri 1st District race?
- Wesley Bell (Democrat) raised $4.0M.
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Missouri 1st District race?
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee gave $15K to Wesley Bell; Ameren Corporation Federal Political Action Committee (Ameren Fedpac) gave $10K to Wesley Bell; The Boeing Company PAC gave $10K to Wesley Bell.