Incumbent Rep. Bob Onder was soundly leading two challengers – Democrat Bethany Mann and Libertarian Jim Higgins – in the race to represent Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District.
Onder, a Republican, has held the seat since 2024 and is seeking a second term.
U.S. representatives receive an annual salary of approximately $174,000 and serve a two-year term.
With 298 of 339 precincts reporting to the Missouri Secretary of State, Onder received 136,194 votes, or 56.4 percent of the vote, to Mann’s 100,036 votes, or 41.1 percent of the vote.
According to complete, but unofficial results from the Jefferson County Election Authority, Onder received 13,960 votes, or 58 percent of the vote, to Mann’s 9,369, or 38.98 percent of the vote.
Onder and his spokesperson did not respond to the Leader’s request for comment Tuesday night.
Onder, 64, of St. Charles owns a private medical practice, specializing in allergy, asthma and clinical immunology. He earned a master’s degree from the Washington University School of Medicine and a juris doctor from St. Louis University Law School. He served in the Missouri House from 2007-2009, the state Senate from 2015-2023 and has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2025. He and his wife, Allison, have six children.