2026 forecast · Missouri 6th

Chris Stigall is all but certain to win Missouri's 6th District.

Josh Smead vs Chris Stigall, an open seat. The model has Stigall ahead by 21.6 points, winning 100 percent of 2,000 simulated elections.

Safe RModel R +21.6Updated October 22, 2026
Josh Smead
Democrat
38.3%
91,136 projected votes
Chris Stigall
Republican
59.9%
142,385 projected votes
100%Stigall
0%Smead
Stigall all but certainEach square is one simulated election night, Stigall wins about 100 of 100
RatingSafe R100% chance for Stigall
Model marginR +21.6No polls in the race
80 percent rangeR +12.5 to R +30.52,000 simulations
Projected votes237,842Stigall 59.9%

The district map

Every district in the state, shaded by its rating

Missouri districts

8 districts
Safe DLikely DLean DToss upLean RLikely RSafe R

Vote share

Each candidate's projected share and the range of 80 percent of simulations

Josh SmeadDemocrat · 0% to win
38.3%
Chris StigallRepublican · 100% to win
59.9%

Scale runs from 25 to 75 percent. The dot is the forecast, the band is the 80 percent range and the brighter tick marks 50 percent.

Projected district vote

237,842 votes
CandidateVotesShare
Chris Stigall R142,38559.9%
Josh Smead D91,13638.3%
Andy Maidment L4,3211.8%
Total237,842100%

Each candidate's expected vote in the On Point simulation, at the forecast's projected turnout.

The trend

Each side's chance of winning over the forecast's recent updates

0%25%50%75%100%0% Smead100% Stigall16 updates agoToday

Polling

Every poll in the average, and how the model reads it

Polls of the race

PollsterSampleAgeMargin
On Point averageWeighted averageNo polls

Each margin is the poll as the pollster published it. The forecast counts every poll after its house effect and the undecided split, which is what the trail above shows; hover a margin for the counted value. Lean R and Lean D mark partisan leaning firms.

Model margin
Stigall +21.6
Chance of winning
Josh Smead0%
Chris Stigall100%
Simulated vote
Josh Smead38.3%
Chris Stigall59.9%
Andy Maidment1.8%
How the model gets there
Partisan leanD +38.0
FundamentalsR +21.4
With pollsR +21.8
Early vote turnoutD +0.2
With early voteR +21.6

Missouri has no early vote reported yet, so its turnout correction comes from similar states that do and from its primary turnout. Early vote tracker

How we got here

From the state's partisan lean to the forecast, one stage at a time

D +46R +46Partisan leanthe state's baselineD +38.0Fundamentalsapproval, economy, candidatesR +21.4With pollsno pollsR +21.8With early voteturnout so farR +21.6
Methodology
Every county is rebuilt by simulating voters going to the polls, 2,000 times, from On Point Polling survey data, past results, and the polling average. How the model works.