Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Missouri's 3rd District

3 candidates on the ballot.1

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Bob Onder
Republican · Incumbent
Currently represents Missouri's 3rd District in the U.S. House.
Bethany E Mann
Democratic · Challenger
Jim Higgins
Libertarian · Challenger

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Bob OnderBethany E MannJim Higgins
Party on the ballotRepublican1Democratic1Libertarian1
StatusIncumbent2ChallengerChallenger
Raised$1,146,489 through October 14, 20263$86,554 through October 14, 20264Not found in the public sources we checked
Cash on hand$525,8283$5,7124Not found in the public sources we checked
Abortion lawHis campaign website lists defending life among his priorities and says he is a co-chairman of the Pro-Life Caucus. It lists his work on the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act and the Dismemberment Abortion Ban in Congress, and on Missouri's 2017 abortion clinic standards law and 2019 heartbeat bill, whose trigger clause it says made Missouri the first state to protect all innocent human life.5Her campaign website says abortion is health care and that Missouri's trigger ban, which it says makes no exception for violence, pre-existing conditions or the mother's health, hurts families.6Not found in the public sources we checked
Voting by mailHis campaign website says that in 2022 he led the Missouri Senate's negotiations on HB1878, an election reform package, and in doing so stopped proposals to expand early voting, mail-in voting and drop boxes.5Her campaign website says the Post Office should be strengthened and protected so that voters who cannot get to the polls on Election Day because of work, illness, travel or caregiving can vote by mail with confidence.7Not found in the public sources we checked
Medicaid expansion
Don't expand Medicaid, or end the expansion
His campaign website says he led successful fights against Medicaid expansion in 2021 and 2022.5		Her campaign website says Missourians voted overwhelmingly for Medicaid expansion and that the state's failure to expand Medicaid, together with corporate consolidation of medical centers, led rural hospitals to close or cut services.6,8Not found in the public sources we checked

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Bob Onder — 9 issues
  • Classroom teaching on race, gender and sexuality
    His campaign website says he sponsored a Missouri bill, SB638, to guard against what it calls indoctrination of public school children in divisive Critical Race Theory.5
  • Transgender students in school sports
    His campaign website says that after leaving the Missouri Senate he led citizen groups in a campaign that helped pass a law to protect women's sports.5
  • Permits to carry concealed guns
    No permit needed for adults who can legally own a gun
    His campaign website says he was a Missouri Senate leader in passing Constitutional Carry in 2016 and sponsored a bill it calls Metro Carry to allow people to exercise their constitutional rights on public transit.5
  • Medical transition for minors
    Ban these treatments for minors
    His campaign website says he is leading the Chloe Cole Act in Congress to end transgender surgeries on children, and that he led citizen groups in a push that led to the passage of legislation outlawing hormonal or surgical transgender treatments of children.5
  • Public health emergency powers and workplace vaccine requirements
    His campaign website says he filed and passed Missouri legislation in 2021 to rein in public health officials during COVID-19.5
  • Immigration enforcement inside the country
    His campaign website says he introduced the Timely Departure Act in Congress, which it says cracks down on visa overstayers.5
  • State and local role in immigration enforcement
    Require full cooperation, with penalties for places that limit it
    His campaign website says that in the Missouri House he sponsored HB1549, passed in 2008, which it says banned sanctuary cities, targeted public employers and contractors that hire people in the country illegally, and ended catch-and-release.5
  • State income tax
    Cut rates or move to a single flat rate
    His campaign website says that in the Missouri Senate he repeatedly sponsored legislation to lower income taxes, including SB902 in 2022, SB245 in 2021 and SB640 in 2020.5
  • Taxes on tips and overtime
    His campaign website says he worked to pass the Working Families Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and notes that 24% of Missouri employees benefited from its No Tax on Tips provisions.5
Bethany E Mann — 13 issues
  • Who sets abortion law
    Her campaign website calls for national standards that would stop what it calls extreme laws from limiting access to medical care, and says she supports the Women's Health Protection Act.6
  • Farm payments and crop insurance
    Her campaign website says that rather than subsidizing big agribusiness, the government should help farmers get fair crop prices through loans for production costs, buying back crops when prices are low, and should pay farmers to conserve farmland.9
  • Foreign ownership of farmland
    Her campaign website says purchases of Missouri land by foreign companies must be re-evaluated.9
  • Voting Rights Act protections
    Restore and widen protections by law, such as federal approval of voting changes in places with a history of discrimination (for example, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act)
    Her campaign website says Congress must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.7
  • Union fees and right-to-work laws
    Her campaign website says right-to-work is wrong for Missouri and that she will stand against any version of such legislation.9
  • Union organizing rules
    Make it easier to form a union (for example, the PRO Act)
    Her campaign website says workers have a basic right to bargain collectively and to form or join a union, and that she supports the PRO Act and giving the National Labor Relations Board more enforcement power.6,9
  • Drawing district lines (redistricting)
    Her campaign website says gerrymandered districts, whether for the state legislature or Congress, do not represent voters and that gerrymandering must stop.7
  • Child care costs
    Her campaign website says she would expand funding for child care in low-income areas, expand tax credits to child care workers and institutions, and make universal pre-K accessible to all families that want it.10
  • Health insurance system
    One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
    Her campaign website says she supports Medicare for All, which it says would separate health coverage from employment and pay for primary care, mental health, dental, vision, women's health, emergency care and prescription drugs.6,8,11
  • Medicare drug price negotiation
    Her campaign website says the government system under Medicare for All would be able to negotiate a set standard of fair prices with drug and insurance companies, as other developed countries do.8
  • Rules for citizen ballot measures
    Her campaign website says the number of signatures needed for the initiative petition process should decrease so it is easier for voters to be involved directly in legislation.7
  • Business tax breaks
    Her campaign website says companies that invest in manufacturing, particularly lean manufacturing, and manage their carbon footprint responsibly should receive tax incentives.12
  • High-speed internet access
    Her campaign website says rural areas need high-quality broadband and that farmers need funding and access to reliable broadband internet.9,12

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.