Missi Hesketh, a Democrat and former mayor of Forsyth who was her party's 2024 nominee, is again running for Missouri's 7th congressional district in 2026 against Republican incumbent Eric Burlison.
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2026 race
Missi Hesketh, a former mayor of Forsyth, is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 election for Missouri's 7th congressional district, a seat she also sought as the party's nominee in 2024. The district is located in southwestern Missouri and takes in Springfield, Joplin, Branson and Nixa.
The incumbent is Republican Eric Burlison, who was reelected with 71.6% of the vote in 2024. Hesketh was unopposed in the Democratic primary, receiving 33,606 votes. In the general election on November 3, 2026, she faces Burlison, who won his primary with 73.8%, and Libertarian nominee Kevin Craig.