2026 general election
Missouri 7th District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.
$1.8M was spent on the 2026 Missouri 7th District race: $1.8M raised by the campaigns, $318K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Eric Burlison (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.8M
Raised by campaigns
$1.8M
PAC checks
$318K
Outside money
$0
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Eric BurlisonRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.7M
- Spent
- $1.3M
- From individuals
- $1.3M
- From PACs
- $309K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 18% of Burlison's money came from PACs
Corporate $144K (48%)Trade group $74K (25%)Leadership PAC $26K (9%)Membership $29K (10%)Union $16K (5%)Super PAC $7K (2%)Other $6K (2%)
- Elevance Health, Inc. Corporate$10K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee Membership$10K
- The Cigna Group Corporate$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Compay Corporate$10K
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC) Trade group$10K
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Corporate$10K
- Buckeye Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Enterprise Holdings, Inc. Corporate$9K
Missi HeskethDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $67K
- Spent
- $60K
- From individuals
- $51K
- From PACs
- $8K
- From party
- $7K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 12% of Hesketh's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $1K (12%)Membership $250 (3%)Union $7K (85%)
- Int'l Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America Uaw Union$5K
- Silicorn Valley PAC Leadership PAC$1K
- Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' Intl Association Union$1K
- Communications Workers of America Union$1K
- The Center for Freethought Equality Membership$250
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 Missouri 7th District race?
- $1.8M was spent on the 2026 Missouri 7th District race: $1.8M raised by the campaigns, $318K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Eric Burlison (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Missouri 7th District race?
- Eric Burlison (Republican) raised $1.7M.
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Missouri 7th District race?
- Elevance Health, Inc. Political Action Committee (Elevance Health PAC) gave $10K to Eric Burlison; American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee gave $10K to Eric Burlison; The Cigna Group Employee Political Action Committee gave $10K to Eric Burlison.