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Fred Wellman vs Ann Wagner

Likely RR +13.7 forecast · 3 months 27 days to election· 2 polls · 2 marketsLast poll 37d agoMarkets 11h agoRating today
Live model · win probabilityupdated 11h ago · poliagg-v34
14% Wellman (D)
86% Wagner (R)
R+15R+5TIEDD+5D+15
Predicted final margin R +13.7 · 80% CI R+29.8 → D+2.4 · 3 months 27 days to election
Momentum
insufficient data
Tipping-point P
3.7%
Decisive for chamber control
Market · D-side
D 24¢
Cross-platform consensus
News articles · 30d
16
articles · new
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
Verified

Lean 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
Inter-model disagreement54
10.7pp across models
Polling sparsity88
1 polls in 60d · target ≥ 8
Forecast · poliagg-v34
Predicted final margin
R +13.7
80% CI: R +29.8D +2.4 · win prob 14%
R+30R+15TIEDD+15D+30
Quality · inputs
Data quality · medium
Polls used2
Days to election118
Residual σ12.56pt
Generated7/7/2026
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

384042444648WAGNER 44.0WELLMAN 41.0MAY '26MAY '26MAY '26
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
15¢20¢25¢30¢54 DAYS · D YES PRICENOWMay 14Jul 7
Per-platform · current
PlatformD YESR YES7d ΔVolvs cons
Polymarket
Will the Republican Party win the MO-02 House seat?
24¢75¢+4¢+0

All polls · 2 results

strongpositiveinfocautionflag
DatePollster · trust signalsn · popLeanBias · trackvs ratersD · R
May 30, 26FM3 Research+1For · Internal D-aligned600 · LVNEUTRAL-9.6noisy41 · 44
May 21, 25Public Policy Polling+1For · Internal D-aligned584 · unknownNEUTRALD +0.9104 tracked+2.4noisy46

Endorsements · 9 total

Source · Wikipedia · 0 candidates with no endorsements yet
5Wellman · 56%
Wagner · 44%4
DFred Wellman5 endorsers
Most notable · Eugene Vindman · VA-07 (2025–present)
Elected officials3
Federal 3State 0Local 0
Organizations2
RAnn Wagner4 endorsers
Most notable · Donald Trump · president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)
Organizations3
Elected officials1
Federal 1State 0Local 0

Money raised · own committees

FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · last filing 2025-12-22
Ann WagnerH2MO02102 ↗
Receipts
$2.9M
Disburse
$1.5M
Cash on hand
$4.5M
Debts
$0
No industry data.
No contributor data.
Fred WellmanOWN COMMITTEE
Receipts
$808.8K
Disburse
$562.2K
Cash on hand
$246.6K
Debts
$0
No industry data.
No contributor data.

Outside spending · independent expenditures

FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · 24/48-hr IE reports
IE total
$75.38
D side
$75.38 · 100%
R side
$0 · 0%
Top spender
HEARTLAND WINS
For / against split
Against Wagner $75.38
SpenderSideAmountShareTarget
HEARTLAND WINSD$75.38100%against Ann Wagner

Editorial ratings · 4 raters

Cook · Sabato · Inside Elections · 538 · DDHQ et al.
Likely R1
Safe R3
Cook Political Report
Safe R
Jun 17
Inside Elections
Safe R
Jun 24
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Safe R
Jun 8
Split Ticket
Likely R
Jun 24

Demographic crosstabs

age · education · race · gender
No 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 News
News volume · 30d
16 articles · building history
Net favorability
+0.12
Coverage lean (D−R) · shift −0.12 wk
Coverage tilt
D 12%
Neutral 88%
12% of outlets rated · by editorial lean
F
fox2now.com · 3d ago
Five key races and ballot questions to know for Missouri’s August 2026 primary
Neutral
F
firstalert4.com · 9d ago
VOTER GUIDE: August 4 primary election in Missouri
Neutral
D
darnews.com · 12d ago
Billington launches Missouri Senate District 25 bid while competition underway for District 152 House seat
Neutral
N
nytimes.com · 12d ago
Missouri Second Congressional District 2026: Latest Polls
D-favorable
M
missouriindependent.com · 13d ago
Millions already pouring into Missouri ballot fights over taxes and majority rule
Neutral
F
fox2now.com · 15d ago
Absentee voting begins in Missouri for August primary election
Neutral
S
semissourian.com · 15d ago
Video: Meet the candidates for presiding commissioner and the 146th District of the Missouri House
Neutral
F
fox2now.com · 15d ago
Absentee voting begins in Missouri for August primary election
Neutral
Y
yahoo.com · 15d ago
Absentee voting begins in Missouri for August primary election
Neutral
S
stltoday.com · 16d ago
Data center boom becomes an issue in Missouri Senate and House races
Neutral
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Rating timeline
Jun 14, 2026Likely Rmodel
May 11, 2026Safe Rmodel
May 3, 2026Likely Rmodel
Verification trail
Polls verified2 / 2deterministic
Polls flaggednone
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