Races · house · 2026 · Missouri
house · open seat
Fred Wellman vs Ann Wagner
Caution · early warning
Editorial raters moved while polling has gone quiet
The last rating change here was 22d ago, but only 1 poll has landed in the last 60 days. When raters move and pollsters don't, the rating shift may be running ahead of the data. Watch for a late-cycle correction in either direction.
Where this race stands
VerifiedLean R · model 86% R
Polling average rates this race Lean R (R+3.0, sourced from polls).
The poliagg-v34 ensemble forecasts R+13.7 with an 80% CI ranging from R+29.8 (10th pctile) to D+2.4 (90th pctile), giving R a 86% chance of winning.
Tipping-point probability: 3.7% of simulations see this race as decisive for chamber control.
Uncertainty score: 95/100 (high). Key drivers: only 0-1 recent polls; wide forecast CI (32.2pp). Treat any single point estimate with extra caution.
CITATIONS · lean-r · low-tipping · uncertainty-high
How confident are we?0 = certain · 100 = max uncertain
Combined
95
High uncertainty
Main driver: only 0-1 recent polls.
Forecast CI width100
32.2pp 80% interval
Forecast CI width
Contribution100 / 100
Measured32.2pp 80% interval
Each driver is scaled 0–100; higher pushes the combined uncertainty score up. Lower it with more recent, tightly-clustered polls and models that agree.
Inter-model disagreement54
10.7pp across models
Inter-model disagreement
Contribution54 / 100
Measured10.7pp across models
Each driver is scaled 0–100; higher pushes the combined uncertainty score up. Lower it with more recent, tightly-clustered polls and models that agree.
Polling sparsity88
1 polls in 60d · target ≥ 8
Polling sparsity
Contribution88 / 100
Measured1 polls in 60d · target ≥ 8
Each driver is scaled 0–100; higher pushes the combined uncertainty score up. Lower it with more recent, tightly-clustered polls and models that agree.
Forecast · poliagg-v34
Predicted final margin
R +13.7
80% CI: R +29.8 → D +2.4 · win prob 14%
R+30R+15TIEDD+15D+30
Quality · inputs
Data quality · medium
| Polls used | 2 |
| Days to election | 118 |
| Residual σ | 12.56pt |
| Generated | 7/7/2026 |
▼ Compare with other models3 models
qgbt-v1GBT (qgbt)
R +12.3
80% CI R +12.5 → R +10.1
CV MAE 8.51
bayes-v1Bayes / Kalman
R +3.0
80% CI R +7.4 → D +1.4
CV MAE 3.44
consensusMarket-implied
R +6.4
no interval
market-implied
Polling average
Weighted, plus each pollster's measured bias subtracted before averaging.
Prediction markets
Consensus · D 24¢1 platformupdated 11h ago
DisagreementMarkets are 17 points less bullish on D than polling. Markets 24% · polls 41%.
Cross-platform price · history
Per-platform · current
| Platform | D YES | R YES | 7d Δ | Vol | vs cons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polymarket “Will the Republican Party win the MO-02 House seat?” | 24¢ | 75¢ | +4¢ | — | +0 |
All polls · 2 results
strongpositiveinfocautionflag
| Date | Pollster · trust signals | n · pop | Lean | Bias · track | vs raters | D · R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 26 | FM3 Research+1For · Internal D-aligned | 600 · LV | NEUTRAL | — | -9.6noisy | 41 · 44 |
| May 21, 25 | Public Policy Polling+1For · Internal D-aligned | 584 · unknown | NEUTRAL | D +0.9104 tracked | +2.4noisy | 46 |
Endorsements · 9 total
Source · Wikipedia · 0 candidates with no endorsements yet5
4
Endorsements tracked
Fred Wellman5 · 56%
Ann Wagner4 · 44%
Total9
Scraped from each candidate’s Wikipedia endorsement list.
DFred Wellman5 endorsers
Most notable · Eugene Vindman · VA-07 (2025–present)
Elected officials3
Federal 3State 0Local 0
Elected officials · 3
- Eugene Vindman · VA-07 (2025–present)
- Jared Huffman · CA-02 (2013–present)
- Eric Swalwell · former CA-14 (2013–2026)
Organizations2
Organizations · 2
- AFL-CIO · i AFL-CIO
- VoteVets
RAnn Wagner4 endorsers
Most notable · Donald Trump · president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)
Organizations3
Organizations · 3
- AIPAC
- Log Cabin Republicans
- Maggie's List
Elected officials1
Federal 1State 0Local 0
Elected officials · 1
- Donald Trump · president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)
Money raised · own committees
FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · last filing 2025-12-22Ann WagnerH2MO02102 ↗
Receipts
$2.9M
Disburse
$1.5M
Cash on hand
$4.5M
Debts
$0
Top industries
No industry data.
Top contributors
No contributor data.
Fred Wellman
Receipts
$808.8K
Disburse
$562.2K
Cash on hand
$246.6K
Debts
$0
Top industries
No industry data.
Top contributors
No contributor data.
Outside spending · independent expenditures
FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · 24/48-hr IE reportsIE total
$75.38
D side
$75.38 · 100%
R side
$0 · 0%
Top spender
HEARTLAND WINS
| Spender | Side | Amount | Share | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEARTLAND WINS super pac · boosts D
| D | $75.38 | 100% | against Ann Wagner |
Editorial ratings · 4 raters
Cook · Sabato · Inside Elections · 538 · DDHQ et al.Likely R1
Likely R · 1 rater
- Split Ticket · Jun 24
Safe R3
Safe R · 3 raters
- Cook Political Report · Jun 17
- Inside Elections · Jun 24
- Sabato's Crystal Ball · Jun 8
Cook Political Report
Safe RInside Elections
Safe RSabato's Crystal Ball
Safe RSplit Ticket
Likely RDemographic crosstabs
age · education · race · genderNo demographic crosstabs published for this race yet. Most pollsters release only topline numbers; subgroup breakdowns (age, education, race, gender) appear here when a pollster publishes them.
In the news
16 shown · last 30d · Google NewsNews volume · 30d
16 articles · building history
News volume · last 30d
Articles16
Trendbuilding history
Article counts indexed by Google News; the sparkline traces weekly volume across the window.
Net favorability
+0.12
Coverage lean (D−R) · shift −0.12 wk
Net favorability
Score+0.12
Week-over-weekshift −0.12 wk
Tone of coverage, D minus R, scored from −1 (all R-favorable) to +1 (all D-favorable). 0 is balanced.
Coverage tilt
D 12%
Neutral 88%
12% of outlets rated · by editorial lean
Coverage tilt · by outlet lean
D-leaning outlets12%
Neutral88%
R-leaning outlets0%
12% of outlets classified by editorial lean
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Rating timeline
Verification trail
Polls verified2 / 2deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested1 platformupdated 11h ago
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2025-12-22
Endorsements9 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage16 / 30dGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks