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MO House 86 · MODEL v1.14 · 2 INPUTS MEASURED

Jeff Hales

MO House 86 scores 72.1 on the Democratic incumbent route with 65% of the component weight available: the own-race D+100.0 baseline and retained primary evidence. No state finance or alignment evidence is retained.

Priority score72.1#1,505 of 5,726Tie of 5

THE MEMBER

Record

Jeff Hales holds MO state House district 86 as a Democratic. The Open States roster is the identity source; the seat is next regularly contested in 2026 on a 2-year term.

Baseline election
Nov 5, 2024
Next election
2026
Alignment gap
Not in this score
Open States record
ocd-person/92aabb0f-94de-4d54-b4d0-23f09035d8a0

THE DISTRICT

MO House 86

The official state returns record D+100.0 in the 2024 general election, which was uncontested. That race was uncontested, so the margin is the maximum. The margin here is the seat's own race, not a presidential overlay; state campaign-finance filings are not retained.

Own-race margin
D+100.0
Cash on hand
Not reported
Receipts / disbursements
Not reported / Not reported
Finance through
Not reported
Route
Democratic incumbent route
Baseline score
83.8

SCORE ANATOMY

What makes the score

Blue baseline

100.0

The official state returns record D+100.0 in the 2024 general election, which was uncontested. The baseline is 0 at a 5-point Democratic margin and 100 at 30 points.

Primary feasibility

45.9

In the latest retained Democratic primary the holder took 54.1% of named-candidate votes; feasibility is 100 minus that share.

Incumbent alignment gap

Not in this score

The retained alignment trackers cover Congress only, so the weight is omitted.

Cash vulnerability

Not in this score

State campaign-finance filings are not retained, so the weight is omitted.

CURRENT TERM

Recorded service

2024–nowMO-86Current at source cutoff

Formula renormalized(0.65 × structural + 0.20 × alignment gap + 0.15 × cash vulnerability) × (0.6 + 0.4 × 0.65)

Source cutoff Aug 4, 2026 · How the score is built · Source ledger