Chris Stigall

Missouri's 6th Congressional District race pits Democrat Josh Smead, an architect and small business owner, against Republican Chris Stigall, a conservative radio host and former Graves staffer, with Libertarian Andy Maidment, a retired Army officer, also on the ballot. The seat opens after longtime U.S. Rep. Sam Graves' retirement after more than two decades in Congress. Smead backs universal healthcare, increased school funding and infrastructure investment; Stigall emphasizes gun rights, border security and tax relief alongside Trump administration priorities; Maidment calls for smaller government and fiscal restraint. Some voters face new district lines after the Supreme Court ordered use of the 2022 congressional map rather than the 2025 map used in the August primary.