Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
House / MO-2Missouri's 2nd district 2026 · held by Republicans

Ann Wagner is slightly favored in MO-2

Fred Wellman32%Democrat
Ann Wagner68%Republican · incumbent
Median marginR+3.080%: R+10.0 to D+5.0
Cook PVIR+62026 lines
Tipping point0.6%decides the majority
District pollsD+1.23 polls, adjusted

Range of outcomes

How the forecast is built

Lean: twice the PVI plus the generic ballot (D+8.7). Incumbency adds 3.0 points.

Chance of winning over time

Daily reruns of the model

Each day is a fresh run of today's model using only the polls that had finished by the day before. Daily runs since Jul 1.

What the forecasters say

Ten published ratings; Cook updated through Oct 27
CookSolid R
Inside ElectionsSolid R
SabatoSolid R
Race to the WHSolid R
EconomistLikely R
Split TicketLean R
DDHQLikely R
FiftyPlusOneLikely R
Fox NewsLikely R
Silver BulletinLikely R

What this seat means for control

District polls

PollsterField endSampleResult
Public Policy Polling (D)Oct 20631 LV46–45 D+1.0
EmersonOct 14401 LV51–46 D+5.0
Remington Research GroupSep 15565 LV42–43 R+1.0