MO-03

Democrat Bethany Mann is running against Republican Bob Onder to represent the central Missouri- and St. Louis area-based 3rd Congressional District.

Onder is facing off against Democrat Bethany Mann to represent the St. Louis- and central Missouri-based 3rd Congressional District.

Bob Onder defeated former state Sen. Kurt Schaefer in an expensive Republican primary contest to represent Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District.

Bob Onder is running to represent a congressional district that includes St. Charles, Warren and Jefferson counties.

Missouri’s lieutenant governor continues to dominate the fundraising race while public polling consistently shows Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft ahead with voters.

Schaefer served for eight years in the Missouri Senate, where he was chairman of the powerful Appropriations Committee.

Missouri Democrats blocked state Rep. Sarah Unsicker from filing partly because she was kicked out of the House Democratic caucus.

Taylor Burks is the third major Republican candidate to run for the 3rd Congressional District seat, which includes portions of the St. Louis metro area and a slew of mid-Missouri counties.

The St. Charles County Republican first ran for Congress nearly 16 years ago, losing a primary to eventual victor Blaine Luetkemeyer, who is retiring.

The Arnold Republican was the first GOP candidate to announce she would run to succeed the retiring U.S. representative.