This is currently considered to be a Purple congressional district. This was a solid Blue seat but re-districting means Democrats will have to fight very hard to hold onto this seat.. Please vote Democrat to end MAGA control of Congress!:
Vote for Democrat, Melissa Bean on November 3, 2026!
If you are not comfortable with that choice, swap your vote with someone in another district to stop MAGA Republicans and corporate Democrats from destroying our future! Find out more about vote swapping, go to: https://votetosurvive.org/vote-swap/
You can also go to vote.org to find information about voter registration, the candidates, mail-in ballots and early voting.
Background
In 2024, the Democrat, Emanuel Cleaver, won this seat with a margin of 23.8 percent, or 78,943 votes, over the Republican, Sean Smith. An estimated 235,881 eligible voters (41.5%) did not vote at that election in Missouri District 5, and 11,072 voted for a third (or fourth) party.
To find out more about the Senate race in this state, if you have one, and your options for vote swapping, click on your state to the right.