AkashicMO-08 — U.S. House
We expect Republicans to win96%The call
We expect Republicans to win.
What the market is pricing
via PolymarketRaw Democratic YES price 6%; raw Republican YES price 94%.
No model-versus-market gap is calculated until both systems represent every independent and Other outcome.
Raw YES prices from live Polymarket markets; D and R are not renormalized · as of Aug 1, 2026 · a market price is trader sentiment, not Akashic’s forecast. See the market on Polymarket → · How implied probability works →
| Candidate | Raised |
|---|---|
| Jason SmithRIncumbentNominee | |
| Christopher ReichardDNominee | not yet filing |
| Rebecca Sharpe LombardLibertarianNominee | not yet filing |
| Frank BarnitzD |
Receipts, cash on hand, and outside (independent-expenditure) spending from the Federal Election Commission. Bars are scaled within this race. Republican-held, Solid R. House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith running for re-election (minor R challenger Gordon Heslop). Democratic contenders include former state Sen. Frank Barnitz, Clayton Harbison, and Christopher Reichard. Primary not yet held. The field and its fundraising will keep updating as primaries settle and new FEC reports land.
The rating is grounded in this seat’s record on Akashic — its partisan lean, same-office history, and demographics. Read the full profile on the MO-08 place page.
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