State legislatures / Missouri


Missouri

Who holds power, the 2026 results and the next elections

Who holds power

Republican trifecta

Governor Mike Kehoe, Republican, since January 13, 2025

HouseRepublican majority
Democrats 50Republicans 105Vacant 8
SenateRepublican majority
Democrats 10Republicans 23Vacant 1

Control counts seats by party; coalitions and power-sharing agreements are not shown.

Office holders as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

2026 results

No US Senate or governor race in 2026.

US House

Called D 3Called R 5Not called 0
  1. 1Wesley Bell81.5-13.9D, civicAPI
  2. 2Fred Wellman51.1-46.2D, DDHQ
  3. 3Bob Onder52.9-44.4R, civicAPI
  4. 4Mark Alford61.5-35.6R, civicAPI
  5. 5Emanuel Cleaver69.5-28.1D, civicAPI
  6. 6Chris Stigall58.7-39.0R, civicAPI
  7. 7Eric Burlison62.2-35.4R, civicAPI
  8. 8Jason Smith67.7-29.2R, civicAPI

Calls as of Nov 9, 2:07 am ET (7:07 am UK): AP, Decision Desk HQ, civicAPI and PollCheck House calls, as on the midterms pages.

US senators: Josh Hawley (Republican, term ends 2031); Eric Schmitt (Republican, term ends 2029).

Members of Congress as of November 4, 2026 (congress-legislators).

Next elections

  1. August 8, 20282028 primary electionNominates for the 2028 general election
  2. November 7, 20282028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate

Scheduled statewide and federal elections, November 5, 2026 to December 31, 2028; calendar checked November 4, 2026.

2024 president

Trump by 18.4 points

40.1% HarrisTrump 58.5%

1,200,599 and 1,751,986 votes; other candidates 42,742 (1.4%), 2,995,327 in all. The tick marks half of all votes.

Electoral votes: Trump 10.

MEDSL 2024 state presidential returns: a fixed historic release; the file records no release date.

Statewide officials

Office OfficialPartySince
Lieutenant governorDavid WasingerRepublicanJanuary 13, 2025
Attorney generalCatherine HanawayRepublicanSeptember 8, 2025
Secretary of stateNot available

Office holders as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

Terms and maps

Office TermTerm limit
Governor4 yearsOverall: elected no more than twice
Senate4 yearsOverall: eight years in the Senate; sixteen years in both houses
House of Representatives2 yearsOverall: eight years in the House; sixteen years in both houses
Next regular governor election2028
Congressional maps drawn byThe legislature: General Assembly
Legislative maps drawn byA commission: Senate and House independent bipartisan citizens commissions
2026 congressional mapA new map was enacted but blocked (1 seats favouring Republicans, as reported)

Terms and maps checked November 4, 2026.

Supreme court

CourtJusticesSelectionTerm
Supreme Court of Missouri7Appointed, then retention elections12 years

Court facts checked November 4, 2026.

Voter registration

Party registration: not available.

Registration data built November 9, 2026.

Questions

Which party controls the Missouri legislature?

As of November 3, 2026, before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office: Republicans hold 105 of the 163 seats in the House (82 for a majority); Republicans hold 23 of the 34 seats in the Senate (18 for a majority).

Who is the governor of Missouri?

Mike Kehoe (Republican), in office since January 13, 2025, as of November 3, 2026.

When is the next statewide election in Missouri?

The 2028 primary election, on August 8, 2028.

Sources

Officials and legislators: Open States (CC0 1.0), commit 3a1d876 of November 3, 2026; seat totals from openstates-metadata (MIT).

Office cross-checks: National Lieutenant Governors Association; National Association of Secretaries of State roster, read November 4, 2026.

Congress: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0 1.0), retrieved November 4, 2026.

2026 counts and calls: PollCheck midterms results files (Associated Press, Decision Desk HQ, civicAPI, official feeds, PollCheck House calls).

2024 president: MIT Election Data and Science Lab (CC0 1.0); electoral votes: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Terms, maps, election dates and courts (public records): Mo. Const. art. IV, s. 17; Mo. Const. art. III, s. 5; Mo. Const. art. III, s. 8; Mo. Const. art. III, s. 3(a); Mo. Const. art. III, s. 45; RSMo 115.121; 3 U.S.C. s. 21(1); 2 U.S.C. s. 1 and the U.S. Senate Class III list; RSMo 115.755; Mo. Const. art. V, s. 2; Mo. Const. art. V, s. 25(c)(1); Mo. Const. art. V, s. 19; Mo. Const. art. V, s. 8; Mo. Const. art. V, s. 26.1.

2026 congressional maps: Wikipedia, 2025–2026 United States redistricting (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Data through November 3, 2026.