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
$4.02M
+$987K for · $27K 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	$4,024,636	$986,770	$27,360	50%

$4.02M

Raised by candidates

$4.05M

Spent by candidates

$1.01M

Outside spending

4 spenders · + $1.01M in 24/48-hour notices (may overlap; not included)

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Wesley Bell (D)	$4.02M^†	$2.88M	$591K	50%	18%	$4.05M^†	2,016

† The FEC's official total. Poliscope's figure disagreed (usually a report it has not loaded yet), so the other columns for that candidate may cover an earlier period.

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.Provisional

Spender	Target	Stance	Spent	Network	Dark money in
UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') C00799031 Donors include Paul Singer ($2.50M)	Wesley Bell	Support	$686K 7 filings	AIPAC network	—
PROJECT 218 C00871368	Wesley Bell	Support	$250K 3 filings		—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00030718	Wesley Bell	Support	$51K 4 filings		—
WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC C00606962	Wesley Bell	Oppose	$27K 3 filings	The Working Families Party	—

Candidates

Wesley Bell

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $4.02M
Small-dollar: 50%
In-state: 18%
Outside for / against: $987K / $27K

Backed byReid Hoffman AIPACOpposed byThe Working Families Party Union PAC Realtors PAC Accepted gifts or sponsored travel Mostly out-of-state money

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 Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.