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U.S. House · Missouri's 2nd District

Western St. Louis County and St. Charles County suburbs, including Chesterfield, Ballwin, Wildwood and St. Charles.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Frederick Wellman, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Fred Wellman169,47751.1%
Ann Wagner153,13246.2%
Brandon Daugherty8,7822.7%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Ann Wagner won the August 4, 2026 Republican primary over Matthew Grant, Peter Pfeifer, Elizabeth Sparks-Holmes and Brandon Wilkinson. Frederick Wellman won the Democratic primary over Timothy D. Bilash and Joan VonDras. Brandon Daugherty advanced unopposed in the Libertarian primary.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 3 candidates

Ann WagnerRINCUMBENTU.S. Representative (since 2013)Full profile →Frederick WellmanDPROJECTED WINNERFull profile →Brandon DaughertyLIBFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Ann Wagner
    Recorded votes[36][37][38]

    Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15). Voted yes on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, 2017-10-03), which would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks.

  • Frederick Wellman
    —
  • Brandon Daugherty
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Ann Wagner
    Recorded votes[31][32][33][34]

    Voted no on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted no on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted no on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs. Voted yes on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Frederick Wellman
    —
  • Brandon Daugherty
    Opposes[6]

    Pledged on his 2024 campaign website not to vote for any legislation that restricts gun ownership for law-abiding Americans.

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Ann Wagner
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted no on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Frederick Wellman
    —
  • Brandon Daugherty
    In their own words[6]
    “I will lead the charge on reforming immigration to bring back Ellis Island standards with increased points of entry and immediate access to green cards once a background check is cleared.”

    From his 2024 campaign website, as reproduced on Ballotpedia

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Ann Wagner
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][27][26]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03; 2017-12-20), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted no on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Frederick Wellman
    —
  • Brandon Daugherty
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Ann Wagner
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][23][24]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies. Voted yes on American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628, 2017-05-04), which would have capped federal Medicaid funding and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.

  • Frederick Wellman
    Supports[4]

    Supports expanding access to affordable healthcare through a public option and allowing Missourians to buy into Medicare before turning 65.

  • Brandon Daugherty
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Ann Wagner
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][25][26]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Frederick Wellman
    —
  • Brandon Daugherty
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Ann Wagner
    Recorded votes[35]

    Voted no on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Frederick Wellman
    Supports[5]

    Calls for immediately raising the federal minimum wage.

  • Brandon Daugherty
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Ann Wagner
    Recorded votes[30]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Frederick Wellman
    —
  • Brandon Daugherty
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Ann Wagner
    Recorded votes[25]

    Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Frederick Wellman
    —
  • Brandon Daugherty
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Ann Wagner
    Recorded votes[22]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Frederick Wellman
    —
  • Brandon Daugherty
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Ann Wagner
    Recorded votes[28][29]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Frederick Wellman
    Supports[5]

    Says Congress must exercise its constitutional war powers and that the Iran conflict lacks congressional authorization.

  • Brandon Daugherty
    —

Research notes & limits

Basic-tier research from Ballotpedia, the incumbent's official House website, and the challenger's Ballotpedia survey. Key floor votes and FEC finance totals for Wagner are added separately by script. Daugherty's biography rests on Ballotpedia, including his 2024 survey; he has not completed a 2026 survey.

Sources · 46

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Ann Wagner · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Issues · Office of Rep. Ann Wagner Official record
  4. 4.Frederick Wellman - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026 Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Fred On The Issues · Fred Wellman for Congress campaign website · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
  6. 6.Brandon Daugherty - 2024 campaign website statement · Brandon Daugherty campaign website (via Ballotpedia) · 2024 Candidate's own words
  7. 7.Ann Wagner · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  8. 8.United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  9. 9.Ann Wagner · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  10. 10.About · Office of Rep. Ann Wagner · 2026-10-21 Official record
  11. 11.Ann Wagner · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  12. 12.U.S. House · Missouri's 2nd District results 2026 · NBC News News report
  13. 13.H.R. 7296, the SAVE America Act (SAVE America Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  14. 14.H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  17. 17.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  36. 36.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  37. 37.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  38. 38.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  39. 39.United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  40. 40.Frederick Wellman - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026 Candidate's own words
  41. 41.Democratic candidate Wellman chides Rep. Wagner for her support of Iran war · St. Louis Public Radio · 2026-10-08 News report
  42. 42.Podcast host and Democrat Fred Wellman runs for Ann Wagner's congressional seat · St. Louis Public Radio · 2025-10-01 News report
  43. 43.Missouri's 2nd District U.S. House election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  44. 44.United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  45. 45.Brandon Daugherty - 2024 campaign website statement · Brandon Daugherty campaign website (via Ballotpedia) · 2024 Candidate's own words
  46. 46.U.S. House · Missouri's 2nd District results 2026 · NBC News News report