Missouri 7th District 2026

The money race

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

R★Eric BurlisonIncumbent
$1.46M
+$12K for
DMissi Hesketh
$51K

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
Eric Burlison	R	$1,460,463	$12,104	$0	36%
Missi Hesketh	D	$50,540	$0	$0	—

$1.51M

Raised by candidates

$1.13M

Spent by candidates

$12K

Outside spending

1 spender

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Eric Burlison (R)	$1.46M	$1.18M	$245K	36%	32%	$1.11M	914
Missi Hesketh (D)	$51K	$42K	$3K	—	100%	$22K	8

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
FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND C00552851	Eric Burlison	Support	$12K 12 filings		—

Candidates

Eric Burlison

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $1.46M
Small-dollar: 36%
In-state: 32%
Outside for / against: $12K / $0

Backed by the Uihleins Backed by Elon Musk Backed by AIPAC Backed by the NRA Realtors PAC money Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Missi Hesketh

D Democrat

Raised: $51K
Small-dollar: —
In-state: 100%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Union PAC money

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 Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.