Missouri 1st District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

D★Wesley BellIncumbent
$3.56M
+$893K for · $48K against

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Wesley Bell	D	$3,561,712	$893,065	$48,263	50%

$3.56M

Raised by candidates

$2.90M

Spent by candidates

$941K

Outside spending

5 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Wesley Bell (D)	$3.56M	$2.88M	$591K	50%	18%	$2.90M	2,016

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

Spender	Target	Stance	Spent	Network	Dark money in
UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') C00799031	Wesley Bell	Support	$599K 5 filings	AIPAC network	—
PROJECT 218 C00871368	Wesley Bell	Support	$250K 3 filings		$2.65M
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00030718	Wesley Bell	Support	$44K 3 filings		—
WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC C00606962	Wesley Bell	Oppose	$27K 3 filings	The Working Families Party	—
INSTITUTE FOR MIDDLE EAST UNDERSTANDING POLICY PROJECT C90023482	Wesley Bell	Oppose	$21K 2 filings		—

Candidates

Wesley Bell

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $3.56M
Small-dollar: 50%
In-state: 18%
Outside for / against: $893K / $48K

Backed by Reid Hoffman Backed by AIPAC Finance & investment money Real estate money Union PAC money Realtors PAC money Accepted gifts or sponsored travel Dark money spent on their behalf+2 more

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.