Missouri's 1st congressional district
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Nov 4, 2026
Abby LloricoHOST
Most area congressional incumbents hung on to their seats last night.
Abby LloricoHOST
Democrat Wesley Bell easily retained his hold on the 1st District against Republican Paul Berry with 80 percent of the vote.
Abby LloricoHOST
Republican incumbent Bob Onder fended off a challenge from Bethany Mann for the 3rd District seat with just over half the vote.
Abby LloricoHOST
And District 8 Republican Jason Smith bested Democrat Chris Reichert handily as well.
Jason RosenbaumHOST
I always have a good time talking with you, Rachel.
Jason RosenbaumHOST
And after an insane amount of legal maneuvering, both of us are once again residents of Missouri's 2nd Congressional District after a brief period of time in the 1st District because of redistricting.
Jason RosenbaumHOST
And some national prognosticators now believe that the race between Republican Congresswoman Ann Wagner and Democrat Fred Wellman is one of the most competitive House contests in the country.
Jason RosenbaumHOST
Are you surprised by those observations? Yes.
Abby LloricoHOST
Paul Berry III is running against incumbent Democratic Congressman Wesley Bell Tuesday.
Abby LloricoHOST
He's the heavy underdog because the 1st District is the most Democratic House seat in the state.
Abby LloricoHOST
But Barry says he sees benefit to transforming the first district into a seat that Republicans could win, perhaps by splitting up St. Louis and St. Louis County into several other districts.
Paul Berry IIISOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Somebody asked me, do you think it's a good idea to have three or four congressmen representing the city of St. Louis? And my answer to that is hell yeah, because it's four votes, four things of influence.
Jason RosenbaumHOST
But it may not be for long.
Jason RosenbaumHOST
And on the latest episode of Politically Speaking, Republican 1st District nominee Paul Berry III explains why he supports the legislature radically transforming the historic seat.
Jason RosenbaumHOST
Let's hit the music.
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