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U.S. House · Missouri's 8th District

Southeast Missouri, the Bootheel and the Ozarks, including Cape Girardeau, Poplar Bluff and West Plains.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Jason Smith, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Jason Smith152,67867.7%
Chris Reichard65,75229.2%
Rebecca Sharpe Lombard6,9963.1%

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 Jason Smith won the August 4, 2026 Republican primary over Gordon Heslop. Christopher Reichard won the Democratic primary over Frank Barnitz. Rebecca Sharpe Lombard advanced unopposed in the Libertarian primary.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 3 candidates

Jason SmithRINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2013); Chairman, House Committee on Ways and MeansFull profile →Christopher ReichardDFull profile →Rebecca Sharpe LombardLIBFull 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

  • Jason Smith
    Recorded votes[34][35][36]

    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.

  • Christopher Reichard
    Supports[4]

    His campaign website text as reproduced by Ballotpedia (July 22, 2026) states support for access to abortion care; that text was not found on his current issues page.

  • Rebecca Sharpe Lombard
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Jason Smith
    Recorded votes[29][30][31][32]

    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.

  • Christopher Reichard
    —
  • Rebecca Sharpe Lombard
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Jason Smith
    Recorded votes[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

    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).

  • Christopher Reichard
    Opposes[6][5]

    His campaign website lists pushing to de-fund and abolish ICE among his goals.

  • Rebecca Sharpe Lombard
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Jason Smith
    Recorded votes[14][15][16][25][24]

    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.

  • Christopher Reichard
    —
  • Rebecca Sharpe Lombard
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Jason Smith
    Recorded votes[14][15][16][21][22]

    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.

  • Christopher Reichard
    Supports[6]

    His campaign website lists Medicare-For-All among the bills he says would address healthcare funding problems.

  • Rebecca Sharpe Lombard
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Jason Smith
    Recorded votes[14][15][16][23][24]

    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.

  • Christopher Reichard
    —
  • Rebecca Sharpe Lombard
    —

Public funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)

  • Jason Smith
    —
  • Christopher Reichard
    Opposes[6]

    His campaign website lists ending private education voucher systems among his education goals.

  • Rebecca Sharpe Lombard
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Jason Smith
    Recorded votes[33]

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

  • Christopher Reichard
    —
  • Rebecca Sharpe Lombard
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Jason Smith
    Recorded votes[28]

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

  • Christopher Reichard
    In their own words[6]
    “Tariffs and soured trade deals added ~$2,400/yr to average family costs”

    On his campaign website

  • Rebecca Sharpe Lombard
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Jason Smith
    Recorded votes[23]

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

  • Christopher Reichard
    —
  • Rebecca Sharpe Lombard
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Jason Smith
    Recorded votes[20]

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

  • Christopher Reichard
    —
  • Rebecca Sharpe Lombard
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Jason Smith
    Recorded votes[26][27]

    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.

  • Christopher Reichard
    —
  • Rebecca Sharpe Lombard
    —

Bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' school sports

  • Jason Smith
    Supports[10]

    Cosponsored H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (119th Congress), which would bar transgender girls and women from girls' and women's school sports programs that receive federal funds.

  • Christopher Reichard
    —
  • Rebecca Sharpe Lombard
    —

Research notes & limits

Basic-tier research, deepened somewhat for the incumbent given his role as Ways and Means chairman. Key floor votes and FEC finance totals for Smith are added separately by script.

Sources · 43

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.Jason Smith · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Issues · Office of Rep. Jason Smith Official record
  4. 4.Christopher Reichard - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026 Candidate's own words
  5. 5.GOP incumbent Smith faces primary challenger as Dems vie for Missouri's 8th District seat · Daily Journal (Park Hills, Mo.) · 2026-07-25 News report
  6. 6.Reichard for Rep: On the Issues · Chris Reichard for Congress campaign website Candidate's own words
  7. 7.Jason Smith · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  8. 8.Meet Jason · Office of Congressman Jason Smith Official record
  9. 9.Missouri's 8th District U.S. House election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  10. 10.H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  11. 11.H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  12. 12.H.R. 722, the Life at Conception Act (Life at Conception Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  13. 13.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  15. 15.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  36. 36.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  37. 37.United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  38. 38.Christopher Reichard - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026 Candidate's own words
  39. 39.Dem Chris Reichard wins Aug. 4 primary, moves to challenge incumbent Jason Smith for House of Representatives · KRCU · 2026-08-07 News report
  40. 40.U.S. House · Missouri's 8th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
  41. 41.United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  42. 42.Rebecca Sharpe Lombard - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  43. 43.U.S. House · Missouri's 8th District results 2026 · NBC News News report