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Chris Stigall, a Republican conservative talk radio host, is his party's nominee for Missouri's open 6th congressional district seat in 2026, facing Democrat Josh Smead after incumbent Sam Graves left the race.
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Chris Stigall is a Republican candidate running for Missouri’s 6th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House.
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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Chris Stigall, born Christopher Steven Stigall on January 5, 1977, graduated from Northwest Missouri State University. As a student he studied comedy writing and television production through an internship with the Late Show with David Letterman in New York. He also worked as a representative and press assistant to U.S. Representative Sam Graves before starting in Kansas City radio in 1999.
Stigall hosted The KCMO (AM) Morning Show in Kansas City from 2006 until 2010.
In 2011 he became host of the WPHT morning show in Philadelphia, a program covering local and national policy, the economy and the day's news, and he held that position until he and the station ended their partnership in March 2019.
He then launched a podcast version of the show with his former co-host Paige Powers and later hosted the morning show on Salem Media Group's AM 990 The Answer in Philadelphia.
In January 2025 he launched a nationally syndicated morning show on the Salem Radio Network, taking over the 6 to 9 AM slot from Hugh Hewitt.
Over his career he has filled in for syndicated hosts including Michael Savage, Lou Dobbs and Fred Thompson and has contributed to outlets such as Townhall, Human Events and The American Spectator.
In 2013 his on-air interview with Sharyl Attkisson about the compromise of her computers became a national news story.
Chris Stigall gave up his syndicated show to run for Congress, joining the race on March 27, 2026, for the 6th district seat of retiring Republican Sam Graves. The district encompasses rural northern Missouri, St. Joseph and the Kansas City area north of the Missouri River.
In the Republican primary on August 4, 2026, Stigall won with 44.1% of the vote, ahead of Kansas City councilmember Nathan Willett with 34.3% and three other candidates.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, he faces Democrat Josh Smead, an architect, and Libertarian Andy Maidment, a retired Army officer and IT security professional.
