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Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026, and voting is underway in Missouri. This is the whole race — the records, the claims, and what the sources actually show. Read the research, and decide which flaw you can live with.
The setup Most of St. Charles County, west to Columbia, north to Mexico and part of Hannibal — 2022-map general-election geography. Cook PVI is R+13 and Cook rates it Solid R. Missouri map rule: primaries ran under the 2025 map; the general election runs under the 2022 map (Missouri Supreme Court, Sept. 3, 2026; U.S. Supreme Court stay, Sept. 25, 2026). Incumbent Bob Onder (R), elected with 61.3% in 2024, is running for re-election. On the ballot, at compilation strength matching SOS-sourced guides: Bob Onder (R), Bethany Mann (D) and Jim Higgins (L). A certified Secretary of State pull is still owed.
Bob Onder (R) The record: First-term member, in office since Jan. 3, 2025. Physician and former Missouri state senator (2015–2023) known for anti-abortion and health-care legislation before Congress. Renominated with 66.3% over accountant John G. Fraser. Endorsed by President Trump, AIPAC and Missouri Right to Life. Sponsored the "No Funds for Repeat Child Care Violations Act of 2026" (VoteSmart listing). An advocacy scorecard (NCPSSM) scored him 0% on its votes — that is an advocacy scorecard at compilation strength only, not a neutral record. Pros: Medical and state-senate service; pro-life record documented before Congress. Cons: The file locates no proven in-service flaw heavy enough to contest the endorsement. The flaw, plainly: None demonstrated in this file.
Bethany Mann (D) The record: Technology specialist / environmental chemist working in energy and water infrastructure. Democratic nominee for this district in 2022 and 2024, running a third consecutive time. Won the primary with 69.1%. Campaign priorities per her site: public-school funding, health-care access, infrastructure. Pros: Technical background in energy and water; persistent candidate who knows the district. Cons: No elected service is located in the file, and no proven break with her party on our values is documented. The flaw, plainly: A Democratic organizing vote with no Manchin-test exception in the file.
OUR CALL LiberalMind endorses Bob Onder.
An in-tent Republican incumbent with prior state service and no proven flaw in the file. Jim Higgins (L), a computer systems analyst and perennial candidate with no campaign website found as of Oct. 20, 2026, is noted in the roster; the file gives him no fuller record.
This race is one of hundreds in LiberalMind's Election 2026 coverage. For the complete breakdown — every race, claim by claim — go to liberalmindhq.com.
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--- Sources - Wikipedia, "2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri" (compilation, citing SOS filing list, FEC, primary results) — roster, primaries, Onder and Mann records - BallotReady / The Ballot Brief Missouri guides (sourced to the Secretary of State) — roster match, Mann background - Cook Political Report race table — PVI R+13, Solid R rating - Ballotpedia News (Sept. 28, 2026) — map ruling history
Winner: Bob Onder (Republican) — called by the Associated Press. This result was appended on November 4, 2026 (results wave 2); the original article above is unchanged, exactly as published before Election Day.
AI-assisted article — but the sources are human, and the facts are very real.