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Missouri District 6

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Josh Smead
Democratic
0 in 100
50–50chance of winning, out of 100
Chris Stigall
Republican
100 in 100

Chris Stigall wins in 100 of 100 simulations.

There are no qualifying public polls yet, so the forecast leans on fundamentals; partisan lean, the national environment and incumbency point to Chris Stigall +28.4.

Where the result could land

Every simulated outcome, grouped in 2-point steps. Projected margin Stigall +28.4; 80 in 100 fall between Stigall +35.6 and Stigall +21.2.

Stigall +30Stigall +20Stigall +10Smead +10Smead +20Smead +30Tie

The candidates

Josh Smead
Democratic
No biography on file yet.
Chris Stigall
Republican
No biography on file yet.
Andy Maidment
Libertarian

Ballot list and short bios from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); websites from Wikidata.

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Polls

No public polls have tested Josh Smead against Chris Stigall yet.

No polls of this matchup yet, so there is no polling average. The forecast relies on fundamentals.

Chance of winning over time

How this race’s odds have moved as polls and the national environment changed.

No change over the past 3 months
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Out of 100. Today: Smead 0, Stigall 100.

What’s driving the forecast

The model blends each estimate by how much to trust it right now. Polls get 0% of the weight, 15 days out.

Polling average (after adjustments)—no polls
Partisan lean (Cook PVI, 2026 lines) R+19.0roughly 38 points of margin vs. the nation
National environment D+9.6generic ballot + presidential approval
Incumbencynoneopen seat or incumbent not on ballot
Fundamentals estimateStigall +28.4±6 typical error
Expert ratings (average)—used only in the “+ Expert ratings” version
ForecastStigall +28.4±5.7 standard deviation, including 2.3 for movement before Election Day

All three versions

  • Polls only: Josh Smead 0 in 100 (Solid R)
  • Polls + fundamentals: Josh Smead 0 in 100 (Solid R)
  • Polls + fundamentals + experts: Josh Smead 0 in 100 (Solid R)

Rules and notes

  • Incumbent retiring

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