Wesley Bell defeated Republican Paul Berry on Tuesday to win re-election in Missouri’s First Congressional District, sending Bell back to Washington D.C. for another term. The result keeps the First District in Bell’s column after a race that moved from the August primary into the general election.
Missouri’s First Congressional District
The district covers all of St. Louis City, most of North County and parts of Mid County. Bell’s victory means voters there will continue to be represented by Congressman Wesley Bell rather than shifting to Berry.
August primary
Bell’s general-election win followed his earlier primary victory over former Congresswoman Cori Bush. Two years before the August primary, Bell unseated Bush, and then defeated her again in that primary before turning to Berry in the general election.
The size of Bell’s margin over Berry was not included in the available facts, so the practical read is narrower: Bell prevailed in a district that had already chosen him once in the August primary, and he now returns to Washington D.C. with the seat still in Democratic hands.
