U.S. House race · November 3, 2026
U.S. Representative, Missouri District 2
Represents the district in the U.S. House of Representatives, which writes federal laws, approves the federal budget and taxes, and oversees the executive branch.
2-year term. Under a Missouri Supreme Court ruling of Sept. 3, 2026, which the U.S. Supreme Court left in place, the general election uses the district lines drawn in 2022, not the 2025 map used in the August primary; Proposition A on the same ballot asks voters whether the 2025 map should take effect. Under the 2022 lines, the district covers the western and southern suburbs of St. Louis County, including Chesterfield, Wildwood, Ballwin, Kirkwood and Oakville, plus all of Franklin County and parts of St. Charles and Warren counties.
The candidates
Listed alphabetically by last name.
Brandon Coulter Daugherty is the Libertarian Party nominee and was unopposed in the party's Aug. 4, 2026 primary. No campaign website or published platform could be found as of Oct. 10, 2026.
Ann Wagner
U.S. Representative, Missouri District 2 (since 2013)Ann Wagner is a Republican seeking an eighth term in the U.S. House; she is a former U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg and a former chair of the Missouri Republican Party. Her campaign emphasizes lowering the cost of living and taxes, border security, and her work on human trafficking and sexual abuse laws.
Fred Wellman
Podcast host; retired U.S. Army officerFred Wellman is a retired U.S. Army aviation officer, veterans advocate and podcast host from Wildwood who won the Democratic nomination in August 2026. His campaign focuses on lowering costs, health care, workers' rights and veterans' benefits.
Compare on the issues
Summaries of each candidate's stated positions. See each profile for sources and details.
| Issue | Brandon Coulter Daugherty Libertarian | Ann Wagner Republican | Fred Wellman Democratic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abortion | No public position found yet | Introduced the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which would require medical care for infants born alive after an attempted abortion. | Says decisions about building a family and medical care belong to patients, families and doctors, and opposes punishing patients or providers for those decisions. |
| Economy & Jobs | No public position found yet | Says she works to cut taxes and regulations on businesses and to reduce federal spending. | Supports raising the federal minimum wage, strengthening union and collective bargaining rights, equal pay and paid family leave. |
| Foreign Policy | No public position found yet | No public position found yet | Supports continued military aid to Ukraine and says Congress must use its war powers, including acting to end U.S. military action against Iran. |
| Health Care | No public position found yet | No public position found yet | Says universal coverage should be the goal and supports restoring ACA subsidies, reversing Medicaid cuts, lowering the Medicare eligibility age and creating a public option. |
| Immigration | No public position found yet | Supports building a wall on the southern border and says she is working to secure the border against illegal immigration, human traffickers and drug cartels. | No public position found yet |
| Public Safety | No public position found yet | Authored the 2018 FOSTA law, which lets states and trafficking victims take action against websites that facilitate sex trafficking, and says she secured funding for rape-kit testing through the Debbie Smith Act. | No public position found yet |
| Taxes | No public position found yet | Voted for the 2025 tax and spending law, which she calls the Working Families Tax Cut, and says it prevented a tax increase and removed taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security. | No public position found yet |
| Veterans | No public position found yet | No public position found yet | Opposes privatizing VA health care and opposes the Taking Care of America's Veterans Act as written; supports more mental health and suicide prevention resources and strengthening the PACT Act. |