Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
Democratic · 3 November 2026

Chris Reichard

Chris Reichard, a Democratic construction worker, is his party's nominee in 2026 for Missouri's 8th congressional district, where he faces Republican incumbent Jason Smith.

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  2. Missouri Democrats aim to break GOP’s streak of House supermajorities

    The Missouri House 2024 race landscape: Democrats aim to flip at least three seats to end Republicans’ seven-election supermajority streak; Democrats are targeting 12 districts, Republicans defending 13.

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  3. Candidate Interview - US Congress - Missouri 6th District - Republican Chris Stigall

    The article is an interview feature with Chris Stigall, the Republican candidate for Missouri’s 6th Congressional District (MO-06), which is in North Missouri. The district is open with no incumbent.

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  4. Meet the Candidates: Cupps, Foster run for District 158 seat

    The article covers the Missouri House District 158 race in 2026, featuring incumbent Republican Scott Cupps and Democrat challenger Chris Foster.

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Biography & Campaign Analysis

2026 race

Chris Reichard, a construction worker, is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 election for Missouri's 8th congressional district, the most rural district in the state, covering southeastern Missouri, including the Bootheel, Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff.

The incumbent is Republican Jason Smith, who was reelected with 76.2% of the vote in 2024. Reichard won the Democratic primary with 54.1% of the vote against Frank Barnitz, a former state senator from the 16th district (2005 to 2011), who received 45.9%.

In the general election on November 3, 2026, he faces Smith and Libertarian nominee Rebecca Sharpe Lombard.