U.S. House Candidate Profile

Josh Smead

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DemocraticU.S. HouseMissouri06

Background

Josh Smead is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Missouri's 6th congressional district in the 2026 election cycle. As of October 17, 2026, Josh Smead's ballot status is general nominee, and his campaign reported total receipts of $129,613, total disbursements of $97,456, and cash on hand of $32,156 for the 2025–2026 financial reporting period. The Federal Election Commission lists Josh Smead as a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in MO-06 in the 2026 election cycle, with a candidate ID of H6MO06260. FEC financial totals for the 2026 cycle show that Josh Smead raised $71,949, spent $55,222, and reported $16,727 in cash on hand.

Summary compiled from cited public records. Sources: Official candidate filing records; Federal Election Commission; s1.sos.mo.gov/candidatesonweb/displaycandidatesplacem…; fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MO06260/; Official election records; Federal Election Commission (fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MO06260/).

Last updated 2026-10-06.

Sourced summary

Josh Smead is listed by the FEC as a Democrat candidate for U.S. api.open.fec.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Josh Smead raised $71,949, spent $55,222, reported $16,727 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Missouri Secretary of State Candidate Filing Placement lists Josh Smead as a Democrat candidate for U.S. s1.sos.mo.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Josh Smead raised $72,101, spent $55,155, reported $16,947 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Josh Smead raised $46,047, spent $28,270, reported $17,776 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Finance snapshot

Josh Smead's committee id is C00900233

Josh Smead's latest reported receipts $129,613, disbursements $97,456, cash on hand $32,156. fec.gov

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Josh Smead profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: challenger. Race status: discovered.

No certified general-election roster row matched this profile.

Valid citations 16. Primary-source references 16. First seen 2026-05-05. Last seen 2026-10-06. Profile record updated 2026-10-17.

Published claim kinds: Background 2, Finance 3.

Other ids: Other senate-lda:_run.

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