2026 general election
Missouri 2nd District
The winner was outraised and won anyway. The incumbent lost. · Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.
$7.7M was spent on the 2026 Missouri 2nd District race: $6.4M raised by the campaigns, $1.6M of it from PACs, plus $1.4M from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Fred Wellman (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$7.7M
Raised by campaigns
$6.4M
PAC checks
$1.6M
Outside money
$1.4M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Ann WagnerRepublican, incumbent
✗ Lost- Raised
- $4.2M
- Spent
- $5.7M
- From individuals
- $2.4M
- From PACs
- $1.4M
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $18K
- Outside money against
- $155K
Who paid: 34% of Wagner's money came from PACs
Corporate $704K (55%)Trade group $233K (18%)Leadership PAC $156K (12%)Membership $99K (8%)Union $2K (0%)Super PAC $18K (1%)Other $75K (6%)
- The Cigna Group Corporate$15K
- Ameren Corporation Corporate$10K
- Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Trade group$10K
- Structured Finance Coalition, Inc. Membership$10K
- American Bankers Association (Aba) Trade group$10K
- Deloitte Political Action Committee Other$10K
- New York Life Insurance Company Corporate$10K
- Ubs Americas Inc. Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Votevets · $155K attacking
- Wfw Action Fund Inc · $18K supporting
Fred WellmanDemocrat
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.2M
- Spent
- $1.9M
- From individuals
- $2.0M
- From PACs
- $136K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $1K
- Outside money for
- $230K
- Outside money against
- $962K
Who paid: 6% of Wellman's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $13K (18%)Membership $550 (1%)Union $39K (57%)Super PAC $10K (15%)Other $7K (9%)
- Votevets Super PAC$10K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Union$10K
- Laborers' International Union, Midwest Region Union$10K
- Int'l Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers Union$5K
- Int'l Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America Uaw Union$5K
- Ibew Local Union No 1 Union$5K
- Ryan Leadership PAC$3K
- Crosspartisan PAC I Other$3K
Biggest outside spenders
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $742K attacking
- Protect Our Family Values Action · $220K attacking
- Votevets · $169K supporting
- Ab PAC · $59K supporting
- Battleground Alliance PAC · $2K supporting
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 Missouri 2nd District race?
- $7.7M was spent on the 2026 Missouri 2nd District race: $6.4M raised by the campaigns, $1.6M of it from PACs, plus $1.4M from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Fred Wellman (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Missouri 2nd District race?
- Ann Wagner (Republican) raised $4.2M and had $18K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Missouri 2nd District race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($742K), Votevets ($324K), Protect Our Family Values Action ($220K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Missouri 2nd District race?
- The Cigna Group Employee Political Action Committee gave $15K to Ann Wagner; Ameren Corporation Federal Political Action Committee (Ameren Fedpac) gave $10K to Ann Wagner; Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Political Action Committee gave $10K to Ann Wagner.