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The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Missouri, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts.
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Congressional Elections: Crash Course Government and Politics #6
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Hi, I'm Craig and this is Crash Course Government and Politics, and today we're going to talk about what is, if you ask the general public, the most important part of politics: elections. If you ask me, it's hair styles. Look at Martin Van Buren's sideburns, how could he not be elected? Americans are kind of obsessed with elections, I mean when this was being recorded in early 2015, television, news and the internet were already talking about who would be Democrat and Republican candidates for president in 2016. And many of the candidates have unofficially been campaigning for years. I've been campaigning; your grandma's been campaigning. Presidential elections are exciting and you can gamble on them. Is that legal, can you gamble on them, Stan? Anyway, why we're so obsessed with them is a topic for another day. Right now I'm gonna tell you that the fixation on the presidential elections is wrong, but not because the president doesn't matter. No, today we're gonna look at the elections of the people that are supposed to matter the most, Congress. Constitutionally at least, Congress is the most important branch of government because it is the one that is supposed to be the most responsive to the people. One of the main reasons it's so responsive, at least in theory, is the frequency of elections. If a politician has to run for office often, he or she, because unlike the president we have women serving in Congress, kind of has to pay attention to what the constituents want, a little bit, maybe. By now, I'm sure that most of you have memorized the Constitution, so you recognize that despite their importance in the way we discuss politics, elections aren't really a big feature of the Constitution. Except of course for the ridiculously complex electoral college system for choosing the president, which we don't even want to think about for a few episodes. In fact, here's what the Constitution says about Congressional Elections in Article 1 Section 2: "The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states, and the electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature." So the Constitution does establish that the whole of the house is up for election every 2 years, and 1/3 of the senate is too, but mainly it leaves the scheduling and rules of elections up to the states. The actual rules of elections, like when the polls are open and where they actually are, as well as the registration requirements, are pretty much up to the states, subject to some federal election law. If you really want to know the rules in your state, I'm sure that someone at the Board of Elections, will be happy to explain them to you. Really, you should give them a call; they're very, very lonely. In general though, here's what we can say about American elections. First stating the super obvious, in order to serve in congress, you need to win an election. In the House of Representatives, each election district chooses a single representative, which is why we call them single-member districts. The number of districts is determined by the Census, which happens every 10 years, and which means that elections ending in zeros are super important, for reasons that I'll explain in greater detail in a future episode. It's because of gerrymandering. The Senate is much easier to figure out because both of the state Senators are elected by the entire state. It's as if the state itself were a single district, which is true for states like Wyoming, which are so unpopulated as to have only 1 representative. Sometimes these elections are called at large elections. Before the election ever happens, you need candidates. How candidates are chosen differs from state to state, but usually it has something to do with political parties, although it doesn't have to. Why are things so complicated?! What we can say is that candidates, or at least good candidates, usually have certain characteristics. Sorry America. First off, if you are gonna run for office, you should have an unblemished record, free of, oh I don't know, felony convictions or sex scandals, except maybe in Louisiana or New York. This might lead to some pretty bland candidates or people who are so calculating that they have no skeletons in their closet, but we Americans are a moral people and like our candidates to reflect our ideals rather than our reality. The second characteristic that a candidate must possess is the ability to raise money. Now some candidates are billionaires and can finance their own campaigns. But most billionaires have better things to do: buying yachts, making even more money, building money forts, buying more yachts, so they don't have time to run for office. But most candidates get their money for their campaigns by asking for it. The ability to raise money is key, especially now, because running for office is expensive. Can I get a how expensive is it? "How expensive is it?!" Well, so expensive that the prices of elections continually rises and in 2012 winners of House races spent nearly 2 million each. Senate winners spent more than 10 million. By the time this episode airs, I'm sure the numbers will be much higher like a gajillion billion million. Money is important in winning an election, but even more important, statistically, is already being in Congress. Let's go to the Thought Bubble. The person holding an office who runs for that office again is called the incumbent and has a big advantage over any challenger. This is according to political scientists who, being almost as bad at naming things as historians, refer to this as incumbency advantage. There are a number of reasons why incumbents tend to hold onto their seats in congress, if they want to. The first is that a sitting congressman has a record to run on, which we hope includes some legislative accomplishments, although for the past few Congresses, these don't seem to matter. The record might include case work, which is providing direct services to constituents. This is usually done by congressional staffers and includes things like answering questions about how to get certain government benefits or writing recommendation letters to West Point. Congressmen can also provide jobs to constituents, which is usually a good way to get them to vote for you. These are either government jobs, kind of rare these days, called patronage or indirect employment through government contracts for programs within a Congressman's district. These programs are called earmarks or pork barrel programs, and they are much less common now because Congress has decided not to use them any more, sort of. The second advantage that incumbents have is that they have a record of winning elections, which if you think about it, is pretty obvious. Being a proven winner makes it easier for a congressmen to raise money, which helps them win, and long term incumbents tend to be more powerful in Congress which makes it even easier for them to raise money and win. The Constitution give incumbents one structural advantage too. Each elected congressman is allowed $100,000 and free postage to send out election materials. This is called the franking privilege. It's not so clear how great an advantage this is in the age of the internet, but at least according to the book The Victory Lab, direct mail from candidates can be surprisingly effective. How real is this incumbency advantage? Well if you look at the numbers, it seems pretty darn real. Over the past 60 years, almost 90% of members of The House of Representatives got re-elected. The Senate has been even more volatile, but even at the low point in 1980 more than 50% of sitting senators got to keep their jobs. Thanks, Thought Bubble. You're so great. So those are some of the features of congressional elections. Now, if you'll permit me to get a little politically sciencey, I'd like to try to explain why elections are so important to the way that Congressmen and Senators do their jobs. In 1974, political scientist David Mayhew published a book in which he described something he called "The Electoral Connection." This was the idea that Congressmen were primarily motivated by the desire to get re-elected, which intuitively makes a lot of sense, even though I'm not sure what evidence he had for this conclusion. Used to be able to get away with that kind of thing I guess, clearly David may-not-hew to the rules of evidence, pun [rim shot], high five, no. Anyway Mayhew's research methodology isn't as important as his idea itself because The Electoral Connection provides a frame work for understanding congressman's activities. Mayhew divided representatives' behaviors and activities into three categories. The first is advertising; congressmen work to develop their personal brand so that they are recognizable to voters. Al D'Amato used to be know in New York as Senator Pothole, because he was able to bring home so much pork that he could actually fix New York's streets. Not by filling them with pork, money, its money, remember pork barrel spending? The second activity is credit claiming; Congressmen get things done so that they can say they got them done. A lot of case work and especially pork barrel spending are done in the name of credit claiming. Related to credit claiming, but slightly different, is position taking. This means making a public judgmental statement on something likely to be of interest to voters. Senators can do this through filibusters. Representatives can't filibuster, but they can hold hearings, publicly supporting a hearing is a way of associating yourself with an idea without having to actually try to pass legislation. And of course they can go on the TV, especially on Sunday talk shows. What's a TV, who even watches TV? Now the idea of The Electoral Connection doesn't explain every action a member of Congress takes; sometimes they actually make laws to benefit the public good or maybe solve problems, huh, what an idea! But Mayhew's idea gives us a way of thinking about Congressional activity, an analytical lens that connects what Congressmen actually do with how most of us understand Congressmen, through elections. So the next time you see a Congressmen call for a hearing on a supposed horrible scandal or read about a Senator threatening to filibuster a policy that may have significant popular support, ask yourself, "Is this Representative claiming credit or taking a position, and how will this build their brand?" In other words: what's the electoral connection and how will whatever they're doing help them get elected? This might feel a little cynical, but the reality is Mayhew's thesis often seems to fit with today's politics. Thanks for watching, see you next week. Vote for me; I'm on the TV. I'm not -- I'm on the YouTube. Crash Course: Government and Politics is produced in association with PBS Digital Studios. Support for Crash Course US Government comes from Voqal. Voqal supports nonprofits that use technology and media to advance social equity. Learn more about their mission and initiatives at Voqal.org. Crash Course is made by all of these nice people. Thanks for watching. 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Results Summary
Statewide
Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||
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No. | % | No. | +/– | % | |||
Republican | 8 | 1,330,975 | 55.04 | 6 | 75.00% | ||
Democratic | 8 | 1,027,969 | 42.51 | 2 | 25.00% | ||
Libertarian | 8 | 54,746 | 2.26 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Green | 2 | 3,831 | 0.16 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Constitution | 1 | 876 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Write-in | 3 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 30 | 2,418,413 | 100.0 | 8 | 100.0% |
District
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri by district:[1]
District | Republican | Democratic | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
District 1 | 45,867 | 16.72% | 219,781 | 80.10% | 8,727 | 3.18% | 274,375 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 2 | 192,477 | 51.18% | 177,611 | 47.23% | 5,978 | 1.59% | 376,066 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
District 3 | 211,243 | 65.08% | 106,589 | 32.84% | 6,776 | 2.08% | 324,608 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
District 4 | 190,138 | 64.82% | 95,968 | 32.72% | 7,210 | 2.46% | 293,316 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
District 5 | 101,069 | 35.69% | 175,019 | 61.53% | 7,697 | 2.78% | 283,785 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 6 | 199,796 | 65.42% | 97,660 | 31.98% | 7,953 | 2.60% | 305,409 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
District 7 | 196,343 | 66.23% | 89,190 | 30.09% | 10,922 | 3.68% | 296,455 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
District 8 | 194,042 | 73.39% | 66,151 | 25.02% | 4,206 | 1.59% | 264,399 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
Total | 1,330,975 | 55.03% | 1,027,969 | 42.51% | 59,469 | 2.46% | 2,418,413 | 100.0% |
District 1
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The 1st district includes all of St. Louis City and much of Northern St. Louis County. Incumbent Democrat Lacy Clay, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+29.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Lacy Clay, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
- Cori Bush, pastor, nurse and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016
- Demarco Davidson
- Joshua Shipp, certified exercise physiologist
Withdrawn
- Susan Bolhafner
Endorsements
- State legislators
- Nina Turner, President of Our Revolution and former Ohio state senate[2]
- Organizations
- Brand New Congress
- Democracy for America
- Justice Democrats[3]
- Our Revolution
- St. Louis Young Democrats[4]
- Individuals
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, bartender, activist and nominee for New York's 14th district in 2018
- Newspapers
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lacy Clay (incumbent) | 81,426 | 56.7 | |
Democratic | Cori Bush | 53,056 | 36.9 | |
Democratic | Joshua Shipp | 4,959 | 3.5 | |
Democratic | DeMarco K. Davidson | 4,229 | 2.9 | |
Total votes | 143,670 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Robert Vroman
Eliminated in primary
- Camille Lombardi-Olive
- Edward Van Deventer Jr.
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert Vroman | 5,095 | 34.5 | |
Republican | Edward L. Van Deventer Jr. | 4,864 | 32.9 | |
Republican | Camille Lombardi-Olive | 4,820 | 32.6 | |
Total votes | 14,779 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Robb Cunningham | 478 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 478 | 100.0 |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lacy Clay (incumbent) | 219,781 | 80.1 | |
Republican | Robert Vroman | 45,867 | 16.7 | |
Libertarian | Robb Cunningham | 8,727 | 3.2 | |
Total votes | 274,375 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 2
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The 2nd district includes the suburbs south and west of St. Louis City. Incumbent Republican Ann Wagner, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+8.
Republican primary
Wagner was considered likely to run for the U.S. Senate in 2018 instead of running for re-election,[6][7] but opted to seek re-election to the House.[8]
At the filing deadline - one candidate, Noga Sachs, had filed with the Federal Election Commission to run in the Republican primary. Despite an attempt by the Missouri Republican Party to remove her from the ballot in April 2018, she remained on the ballout.[9]
Candidates
Nominee
- Ann Wagner, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
- Noga Sachs, business owner
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ann Wagner (incumbent) | 72,173 | 89.9 | |
Republican | Noga Sachs | 8,115 | 10.1 | |
Total votes | 80,288 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Cort VanOstran, attorney, advocate and teacher[10]
Eliminated in primary
- Bill Haas, St. Louis School Board member, candidate for Mayor of St. Louis in 2017 and nominee for this seat in 2008[10]
- Robert Hazel
- John Messmer, professor of political science at St. Louis Community College – Meramec
- Mark Osmack, former army officer and Afghanistan veteran[10][11]
Withdrawn
- Kelli Dunaway, assistant director of legal professional development at Bryan Cave LLP and former elected delegate for the California Democratic Party
- Mike Evans, candidate for state house in 2016
Declined
- Sam Gladney, Iraq War veteran and stepson of former Republican representative Jo Ann Emerson[10]
Endorsements
- Organizations
- St. Louis Young Democrats[4]
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cort VanOstran | 45,248 | 41.7 | |
Democratic | Mark J. Osmack | 27,389 | 25.2 | |
Democratic | William "Bill" Haas | 21,151 | 19.5 | |
Democratic | John Messmer | 10,503 | 9.7 | |
Democratic | Robert W. Hazel | 4,321 | 4.0 | |
Total votes | 108,612 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Larry Kirk
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Larry Kirk | 905 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 905 | 100.0 |
Green primary
Candidates
Nominee
- David Justus Arnold
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Green | David Justus Arnold | 177 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 177 | 100.0 |
General election
Endorsements
- Organizations
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program[12]
- Everytown for Gun Safety[13]
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Ann Wagner (R) |
Cort VanOstran (D) |
Tony Kirk (L) |
David Arnold (G) |
Undecided |
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Expedition Strategies (D-VanOstran) | August 23–26, 2018 | 402 | ± 4.9% | 41% | 43% | 1% | 0% | 14% |
Remington Research (R) | August 22–23, 2018 | 983 | ± 3.1% | 51% | 40% | – | – | 9% |
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[14] | Lean R | November 5, 2018 |
Inside Elections[15] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[16] | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
RCP[17] | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
Daily Kos[18] | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
538[19] | Likely R | November 7, 2018 |
CNN[20] | Likely R | October 31, 2018 |
Politico[21] | Likely R | November 4, 2018 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ann Wagner (incumbent) | 192,477 | 51.2 | |
Democratic | Cort VanOstran | 177,611 | 47.2 | |
Libertarian | Tony Kirk | 4,229 | 1.1 | |
Green | David Arnold | 1,740 | 0.5 | |
Write-in | 9 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 376,066 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 3
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The third district stretches from exurbs of St. Louis to the state capital Jefferson City. Incumbent Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+18.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Blaine Luetkemeyer, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
- Chadwick Bicknell
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Blaine Luetkemeyer (incumbent) | 95,385 | 79.9 | |
Republican | Chadwick Bicknell | 24,000 | 20.1 | |
Total votes | 119,385 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Katy Geppert, scientist
Withdrawn
- John Kiehne, musician
Endorsements
- Organizations
- St. Louis Young Democrats[4]
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Katy Geppert | 55,815 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 55,815 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Donald Stolle
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Donald Stolle | 745 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 745 | 100.0 |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Blaine Luetkemeyer (incumbent) | 211,243 | 65.1 | |
Democratic | Katy Geppert | 106,589 | 32.8 | |
Libertarian | Donald Stolle | 6,776 | 2.1 | |
Total votes | 324,608 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 4
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The fourth district takes in Columbia and much of rural west-central Missouri. Incumbent Republican Vicky Hartzler, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+17.
Republican primary
Hartzler has been considered a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2018.[7]
Candidates
Nominee
- Vicky Hartzler, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
- John Webb, small business owner
Withdrawn
- Jenna Marie Bourgeois, CEO of a global technology startup
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Vicky Hartzler (incumbent) | 74,226 | 73.5 | |
Republican | John Webb | 26,787 | 26.5 | |
Total votes | 101,013 | 100 |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Renee Hoagenson, business owner
Eliminated in primary
- Hallie Thompson, scientist
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Renee Hoagenson | 24,139 | 51.9 | |
Democratic | Hallie J. Thompson | 22,398 | 48.1 | |
Total votes | 46,537 | 100 |
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Mark Bliss, co-pastor of a Warrensburg church group and nominee for this seat in 2016
Eliminated in primary
- Steven Koonse, financial examiner, Vietnam War veteran and Bronze Star recipient
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Mark Bliss | 398 | 56.1 | |
Libertarian | Steven Koonse | 312 | 43.9 | |
Total votes | 710 | 100.0 |
General election
Endorsements
- Statewide officials
- Jason Kander, former Secretary of State of Missouri and nominee for U.S Senate in 2016[22]
- Roger B. Wilson, former Governor of Missouri and former Chair of the Missouri Democratic Party
- Labor unions
- Fire Fighters Local 42
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
- North America's Building Trades Unions
- St. Louis–Kansas City Carpenters Regional Council
- Organizations
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Vicky Hartzler (incumbent) | 190,138 | 64.8 | |
Democratic | Renee Hoagenson | 95,968 | 32.7 | |
Libertarian | Mark Bliss | 7,210 | 2.5 | |
Total votes | 293,316 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 5
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The fifth district encompasses most of Jackson County, the southern part of Clay County, and three other rural counties to the east. Incumbent Democrat Emanuel Cleaver, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+7.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Emanuel Cleaver, incumbent U.S. Representative
Withdrawn
- Jenna Squires[23]
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (incumbent) | 87,449 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 87,449 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jacob Turk, Marine Corps veteran and nominee for this seat in 2006 and 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 & 2016
Eliminated in primary
- Kress Cambers
- Richonda Oaks
Withdrawn
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jacob Turk | 35,883 | 75.1 | |
Republican | Kress Cambers | 8,423 | 17.6 | |
Republican | Richonda Oaks | 3,467 | 7.3 | |
Total votes | 47,773 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Alexander Howell, realtor
Eliminated in primary
- Cisse Spragins, director of a rodent control product manufacturer, former Missouri Libertarian Party chair, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010, nominee for Missouri Secretary of State in 2012 and for governor in 2016
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Alexander Howell | 512 | 56.3 | |
Libertarian | Cisse Spragins | 398 | 43.7 | |
Total votes | 910 | 100.0 |
Green primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Maurice Copeland
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Green | Maurice Copeland | 315 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 315 | 100.0 |
Constitution primary
Candidates
Nominee
- E. C. Fredland
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (incumbent) | 175,019 | 61.7 | |
Republican | Jacob Turk | 101,069 | 35.6 | |
Libertarian | Alexander Howell | 4,725 | 1.7 | |
Green | Maurice Copeland | 2,091 | 0.7 | |
Constitution | E.C. Fredland | 876 | 0.3 | |
Write-in | 5 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 283,785 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 6
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The sixth district encompasses rural northern Missouri, St. Joseph and much of Kansas City north of the Missouri River. Incumbent Republican Sam Graves, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+16.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Sam Graves, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sam Graves (incumbent) | 89,595 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 89,595 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Henry Martin, educator and army veteran
Eliminated in primary
- Ed Andres
- Winston Apple, musician, educator and candidate for state house in 2014
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Henry Robert Martin | 21,677 | 41.5 | |
Democratic | Winston Apple | 16,087 | 30.8 | |
Democratic | Ed Andres | 14,453 | 27.7 | |
Total votes | 52,217 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Dan Hogan, nominee for the 3rd district in 2016
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Dan Hogan | 590 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 590 | 100.0 |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sam Graves (incumbent) | 199,796 | 65.4 | |
Democratic | Henry Martin | 97,660 | 32.0 | |
Libertarian | Dan Hogan | 7,953 | 2.6 | |
Total votes | 305,409 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 7
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The seventh district takes in Springfield, Joplin, and much of the rest of rural southwestern Missouri. Incumbent Republican Billy Long, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 20`6. The district had a PVI of R+23.
Republican primary
Long has been considered a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2018.[7]
Candidates
Nominee
- Billy Long, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
- Jim Evans, retired businessman, teacher, U.S. Army veteran and Democratic nominee for this seat in 2012 & 2014
- Benjamin Holcomb
- Lance Norris
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Billy Long (incumbent) | 68,438 | 65.1 | |
Republican | Jim Evans | 18,383 | 17.5 | |
Republican | Lance Norris | 10,884 | 10.4 | |
Republican | Benjamin Holcomb | 7,416 | 7.1 | |
Total votes | 105,121 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
- Kenneth Hatfield
- Vincent Jennings, former cult exit counselor, filmmaker, candidate for state house in 1996 and nominee in 2014
- John Farmer de la Torre, television producer
Withdrawn
- Natalie Faucett
Endorsements
- U.S. Representatives
- Organizations
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jamie Daniel Schoolcraft | 12,499 | 40.6 | |
Democratic | Kenneth Hatfield | 6,854 | 22.3 | |
Democratic | John Farmer de la Torre | 6,685 | 21.7 | |
Democratic | Vince Jennings | 4,738 | 15.4 | |
Total votes | 30,776 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Ben Brixey, Secretary of the Greene County Libertarian Party and nominee for this seat in 2016
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Benjamin Brixey | 697 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 697 | 100.0 |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Billy Long (incumbent) | 196,343 | 66.2 | |
Democratic | Jamie Schoolcraft | 89,190 | 30.1 | |
Libertarian | Ben Brixey | 10,920 | 3.7 | |
Write-in | 2 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 296,455 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 8
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The eighth district is the most rural district of Missouri, taking in all of the rural southeastern and south-central part of the state. It has a PVI of R+24, the most strongly Republican district of Missouri. Incumbent Republican Jason Smith, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 74% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+24.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jason Smith, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jason Smith (incumbent) | 91,809 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 91,809 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Kathryn Ellis, social worker
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kathryn Ellis | 33,799 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 33,799 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jonathan Shell, nominee for this seat in 2016
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Jonathan Shell | 361 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 361 | 100.0 |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jason Smith (incumbent) | 194,042 | 73.4 | |
Democratic | Kathy Ellis | 66,151 | 25.0 | |
Libertarian | Jonathan Shell | 4,206 | 1.6 | |
Total votes | 264,399 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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External links
- Candidates at Vote Smart
- Candidates at Ballotpedia
- Campaign finance at FEC
- Campaign finance at OpenSecrets
- Official campaign websites of first district candidates
- Official campaign websites of second district candidates
- Official campaign websites of third district candidates
- Official campaign websites of fourth district candidates
- Official campaign websites of fifth district candidates
- Official campaign websites of sixth district candidates
- Official campaign websites of seventh district candidates
- Official campaign websites of eighth district candidates