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Missouri House District 131
The page covers the Missouri House District 131 race for the November 3, 2026 ballot, featuring two candidates: Ashley Cossins and incumbent Bill Owen.
Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:22 PM ET
Bethany Mann, a Democratic technology specialist who was her party's nominee in 2022 and 2024, is again the nominee for Missouri's 3rd congressional district in 2026, facing Republican incumbent Bob Onder.
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Missouri Democrats aim to break Republicans’ streak of House supermajorities
The piece discusses Missouri’s ongoing political battleground as Democrats aim to snap Republicans’ streak of seven straight House supermajorities, needing just three seats to break the pattern.
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Missouri House District 130 candidates weigh in on a variety of topics
Topic: Candidates for Missouri House District 130 discuss policy topics in a 2026 Informed Voter Coalition interview.
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Missouri Voters Could Kill a Gerrymander: And Make It Harder for Politicians to Try Again
The article discusses Missouri voter initiatives Prop. A and Amendment 6 shaping redistricting and referendum power, with potential impact on future maps, including the Missouri-03 district represented by Bob Onder.
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Three candidates compete for Missouri Senate District 30
The article profiles three open-seat candidates for Missouri Senate District 30 representing the Springfield area: Betsy Fogle, Melanie Stinnett, and Cecil Ince. It does not mention Bethany Mann or the MO-03 House race.
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2026 race
Bethany Mann, a technology specialist, is the Democratic nominee for Missouri's 3rd congressional district for the third consecutive time, having also carried the nomination in 2022 and 2024. The district encompasses all of St. Charles County and extends west to most of Columbia.
The incumbent is Republican Bob Onder, who was elected with 61.3% of the vote in 2024. Mann won the 2026 Democratic primary with 69.1% of the vote, ahead of videographer Tommy Holstein with 17.7% and Paul Wilson, who had withdrawn but remained on the ballot, with 13.2%.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, she faces Onder and Libertarian nominee Jim Higgins.