Rebecca
Sharpe Lombard
Libertarian candidate challenging incumbent Jason Smith in Missouri's 8th Congressional District (2026)
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Background
Rebecca Sharpe Lombard is the Libertarian candidate for Missouri's 8th Congressional District in the November 3, 2026 general election. 117 She advanced from the Libertarian primary unopposed and is challenging incumbent Republican Jason Smith. 20
Lombard is described in candidate-profile sources as a public policy analyst and serves as 6th Ward Committeewoman in St. Louis, as well as treasurer of the St. Louis City Libertarian Party. 319 Her mailing address and voter-information profiles place her in St. Louis. 417
She previously ran as the Libertarian nominee for Missouri House District 80 in 2022, receiving 329 votes (3.1%) in the general election. 1415 No prior legislative elected office has been identified in available sources. iVoterGuide notes that she did not provide education information for her profile. 5
At a glance
- Party
- Libertarian
- Running for
- U.S. House · District 8, Missouri
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
- Current office
- Public policy analyst; 6th Ward Committeewoman, St. Louis; Treasurer, St. Louis City Libertarian Party
Where they stand
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No sourced positions are on file yet.
Timeline
- Date unknownendorsementiVoterGuide profile lists Planned Parenthood Advocates in Missouri as endorser
An iVoterGuide profile for Lombard lists Planned Parenthood Advocates in Missouri under endorsements, though no endorsement date is provided and the profile cautions that some ratings apply to another race.
Rebecca Sharpe Lombard · Sep 17, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Oct 11newsCivicAlign race guide updated, continues to list Lombard as MO-8 Libertarian candidate
An updated district race guide continued to list Lombard among the candidates for the November 3 general election in Missouri's 8th District, with no new FEC filings reported for her through the July 15 reporting period.
Missouri 8th Congressional District 2026 | CivicAlign · Oct 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Oct 7newsKMOV voter guide lists Lombard as Libertarian candidate in MO-8 race
KMOV/First Alert 4 included Rebecca Sharpe Lombard in its Missouri general-election voter guide as the Libertarian candidate in the 8th Congressional District.
MISSOURI VOTER GUIDE: November 3 general election - KMOV · Oct 7, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Oct 3filingDistrict race guide lists Lombard on MO-8 ballot with no FEC filings reported
A district race guide listed Lombard among candidates for the November 3 general election and noted that, through July 15, no FEC reports had been filed for her campaign, contrasting with reported fundraising totals for Smith and Reichard.
Missouri's 8th District Race 2026: Who's Running (MO-8) · Oct 3, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Sep 22newsSt. Louis Public Radio lists Lombard, Reichard, and Smith as MO-8 candidates
St. Louis Public Radio identified Rebecca Sharpe Lombard as the Libertarian candidate in Missouri's 8th Congressional District alongside Democrat Chris Reichard and incumbent Republican Jason Smith, describing the seat as strongly Republican-leaning.
What to know about the 2026 election in Missouri and Illinois - STLPR · Sep 22, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Endorsements
- Planned Parenthood Advocates in Missouri organizationListed under Endorsements on iVoterGuide profile for Lombard's 2026 U.S. House District 8 race; no date or announcement link provided. ivoterguide.com
Sources 6
- [1] Missouri 8th Congressional District 2026 | CivicAlign(opens in a new tab) Oct 11, 2026
- [2] MISSOURI VOTER GUIDE: November 3 general election - KMOV(opens in a new tab) Oct 7, 2026
- [3] Missouri's 8th District Race 2026: Who's Running (MO-8)(opens in a new tab) Oct 3, 2026
- [4] What to know about the 2026 election in Missouri and Illinois - STLPR(opens in a new tab) Sep 22, 2026
- [5] Rebecca Sharpe Lombard(opens in a new tab) Sep 17, 2026
- [6] Rebecca Sharpe Lombard - iVoterGuide(opens in a new tab) Sep 15, 2026