Jason Smith is seeking a third term representing District 8 in the U.S. House of Representatives in the Nov. 8 general election.
To do so, Smith, from Salem, will have to turn back challenges from Democrat Dave Cowell of Farmington and Libertarian Jonathan Shell of Fredericktown.
Smith first was seated in Congress after he won a special election to fill a vacancy created when Jo Ann Emerson resigned, then was re-elected to a full two-year term in 2014.
None of the candidates returned Leader candidate surveys.
District 8 covers most of western and southern Jefferson County at its northernmost point, and extends south to the state line.
The pay for U.S. representative is $174,000 a year, plus allowances. The term is for two years.