BELL, WESLEY
D Β· senate
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- FEC candidate id
S4MO00250- Internal id
a2cb62c7-bbeb-4d97-98b5-10877704018c- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents (statewide)
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Missouri. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 6,191,814 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $70,702 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $39,695 |
| Income | In poverty | 12.6% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.0% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.465 |
| Race | White alone | 77.5% |
| Race | Black alone | 11.0% |
| Race | Asian alone | 2.1% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 5.2% |
| Race | Two or more races | 7.1% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 4.5% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 93.3% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 2.9% |
| Education | High school or higher | 62.6% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 32.4% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 12.6% |
| Household | Family households | 62.1% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.40 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 31.7% |
| Housing | Median home value | $230,300 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,033 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 70.5% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.3% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.7% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 11.2% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.3% |
| Health | With a disability | 14.9% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 89.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 7.7% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 74.8% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.8% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 13.0% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1,903,759 | $1,100,409 | $1,237,271 | $0 | $1,459,892 |
| 2024 | $5,386,198 | $4,952,277 | $433,921 | $0 | $5,136,025 |
Elections
- 2024 general senate Β· MO-S β lost_general
- 2024 general senate Β· MO-S β lost_general
- 2024 general senate Β· MO-S β lost_general
- 2024 general senate Β· MO-S β lost_general
- 2024 general senate Β· MO-S β running
- 2024 general senate Β· MO-S β running
- 2024 general senate Β· MO-S β running
- 2024 general senate Β· MO-S β running
- 2024 general senate Β· MO-S β lost_general
Committees
No committees on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 23.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
| senate race | -2.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Transfers from committees
Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).
| Date | From committee | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-22 | VENABLE PAC (VEN-PAC) | 24K | $1,000 |
| 2025-06-23 | JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS | 24K | $2,500 |
| 2025-03-31 | JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS | 24K | $-1,000 |
| 2025-02-28 | JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS | 24K | $1,000 |
Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-22 | VENABLE PAC (VEN-PAC) | contributed_to | $1,000 | pas2 | |
| 2025-06-23 | JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS | contributed_to | $2,500 | pas2 | |
| 2025-03-31 | JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS | contributed_to | $-1,000 | pas2 | |
| 2025-02-28 | JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS | contributed_to | $1,000 | pas2 |