2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

← 2014 November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) 2018 →
All eight of Missouri's seats to theUnited States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 6 2 Seats won 6 2 Seat change Popular vote 1,600,524 1,041,306 Percentage 58.20% 37.86% Swing 0.57% 1.85%
District results County results Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Democratic   50–60%   70–80%

The2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the eightU.S. representatives from thestate ofMissouri, one from each of the state's eightcongressional districts. The elections coincided with the2016 U.S. presidential election, as well asother elections to the House of Representatives,elections to theUnited States Senate and variousstate andlocal elections. The primaries were held on August 2.

United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2016
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats Before	Seats After	+/–
	Republican	1,600,524	58.20%	6	6
	Democratic	1,041,306	37.86%	2	2
	Libertarian	96,492	3.51%	0	0
	Green	8,136	0.30%	0	0
	Constitution	3,605	0.13%	0	0
	Write-ins	16	<0.01%	0	0
Totals		2,750,079	100.00%	8	8	0

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri by district:

2016 Missouri's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Lacy Clay Steven Bailey Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 236,993 62,714 Percentage 75.5% 20.0%

County results Clay:     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Lacy Clay Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Lacy Clay Democratic

The 1st district includes all ofSt. Louis City and much of NorthernSt. Louis County, and it had aPVI of D+28. Incumbent DemocratLacy Clay, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 73% of the vote in 2014.

• Lacy Clay, incumbent U.S. Representative^[1]

• Maria Chappelle-Nadal, state senator^[2]
• Bill Haas,perennial candidate^[3]

• Steven G. Bailey

• Paul Berry III, community activist^[5]

• Robb Cunningham

2016 Missouri's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Ann Wagner Bill Otto Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 241,954 155,689 Percentage 58.5% 37.7%

County results Wagner:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Ann Wagner Republican Elected U.S. Representative Ann Wagner Republican

The 2nd district includes the suburbs south and west ofSt. Louis City. Incumbent RepublicanAnn Wagner, who has represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2014 and the district had aPVI of R+8.

• Ann Wagner, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Greg Sears^[12]

• Bill Otto, state representative^[13]

• Arthur Lieber, educator and nominee for this seat in2010 and2014^[14]

• Jim Higgins

• David Arnold^[15][16]

2016 Missouri's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Blaine Luetkemeyer Kevin Miller Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 249,865 102,891 Percentage 67.8% 27.9%

County results Luetkemeyer:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Blaine Luetkemeyer Republican Elected U.S. Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer Republican

The third district stretches from exurbs ofSt. Louis to the state capitolJefferson City. Incumbent RepublicanBlaine Luetkemeyer, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2014. The district had aPVI of R+13.

Luetkemeyer had been speculated about as a potential candidate forGovernor of Missouri in the2016, rather than as a candidate for re-election. In January 2015, Luetkemeyer said that he would "probably" run for re-election and not run for governor.^[17]

• Blaine Luetkemeyer, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Cynthia Davis, former state representative andConstitution nominee forLieutenant Governor in2012^[12]

• Kevin Miller^[12]

• Dan Hogan

• Doanita Simmons

2016 Missouri's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Vicky Hartzler Gordon Christensen Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 225,348 92,510 Percentage 67.8% 27.8%

County results Hartzler:     40–50%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Vicky Hartzler Republican Elected U.S. Representative Vicky Hartzler Republican

The fourth district takes inColumbia and much of rural west-central Missouri. Incumbent RepublicanVicky Hartzler, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. She was re-elected in 2014 with 68% of the vote. The district had aPVI of R+13.

• Vicky Hartzler, incumbent U.S. Representative

• John Webb, small business owner and candidate for this seat in2014^[12]

Jim White, a retired investment banker and 2012 State House candidate, was also running but announced on February 22, 2016, that he was suspending his campaign due to medical issues.^[18][19]

• Gordon Christensen,University of Missouri Hospital Chief of Staff^[20]

• Jack Truman, candidate for the 7th District in2004, and nominee in2006^[12]

• Jim White, retired investment banker and candidate forstate representative in2012

• Mark Bliss, co-pastor of a Warrensburg church group

2016 Missouri's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee Emanuel Cleaver Jacob Turk Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 190,776 123,771 Percentage 58.8% 38.2%

County results Cleaver:     50–60%     60–70% Turk:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Emanuel Cleaver Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver Democratic

The fifth district encompasses most ofJackson County, the southern part ofClay County, and three other rural counties to the east. Incumbent DemocratEmanuel Cleaver, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 51.6% of the vote in 2014. The district had aPVI of D+9.

• Emanuel Cleaver, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Roberta Gough^[12]

• Jacob Turk, Marine Corps veteran and nominee for this seat in2006 and2008,2010,2012 &2014

• Austin Rucker^[21]
• Berton Knox, US Merchant Marine chief engineer and candidate for this seat in2014^[12]
• Michael Burris, businessman and candidate for this seat in2014

• Roy Welborn

2016 Missouri's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Sam Graves David Blackwell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 238,388 99,692 Percentage 68.0% 28.5%

County results Graves:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Sam Graves Republican Elected U.S. Representative Sam Graves Republican

The sixth district encompasses rural northern Missouri. Incumbent RepublicanSam Graves, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2014. The district had aPVI of R+12.

Donnie Swartz was challenging Graves for the Republican nomination, but was arrested for distribution of controlled substances.^[22][23]

• Sam Graves, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Kyle Reid, farmer and candidate for this seat in2014^[12]
• Christopher Ryan, stay-at-home father, former U.S. Marine and candidate for this seat in2010,2012 and2014

• Donnie Swartz

• David Blackwell

• Edward Dwayne Fields, candidate for this seat in2014
• Kyle Yarber, teacher and nominee for this seat in2012
• Matthew McNabney^[12]
• Travis Gonzales^[24]

• Russ Lee Monchil

• Mike Diel^[25][16]

2016 Missouri's 7th congressional district election

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Nominee Billy Long Genevieve Williams Benjamin T. Brixey Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Popular vote 228,692 92,756 17,153 Percentage 67.5% 27.4% 5.1%

U.S. Representative before election Billy Long Republican Elected U.S. Representative Billy Long Republican

The seventh district takes inSpringfield,Joplin, and much of the rest of rural southwestern Missouri. Incumbent RepublicanBilly Long, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2014. The district had aPVI of R+19, the most strongly Republican district of Missouri.

Businessman Christopher Batsche previously announced a primary challenge of SenatorRoy Blunt but withdrew from that race and filed to challenge Long for the Republican nomination.^[26][27]

• Billy Long, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Christopher Batsche, businessman
• Nathan Bradham^[12]
• Mary Byrne, national speaker and co-founding member of Missouri Coalition Against Common Core
• Matt Canovi, civilian Law Enforcement contractor
• Matthew Evans
• James Nelson
• Lyndle Spencer, law enforcement officer and Iraq combat veteran

• Genevieve Williams, small business owner,Missouri Democratic Party committee member and candidate for this seat in2014

• Camille Lombardi-Olive
• Steven Reed^[12]

• Benjamin Brixey, Secretary of the Greene County Libertarian Party

2016 Missouri's 8th congressional district election

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Nominee Jason Smith Dave Cowell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 229,792 70,009 Percentage 74.4% 22.7%

County results Smith:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Jason Smith Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jason Smith Republican

The eighth district is the most rural district of Missouri, taking in all of the rural southeastern and south-central part of the state. Incumbent RepublicanJason Smith, who had represented the district since June 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2014. The district had aPVI of R+17.

• Jason Smith, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Hal Brown, doctor^[12]
• Phillip Smith, U.S. Army veteran
• Todd Mahn, funeral home owner and Democratic candidate for this seat in2012 &2013

• Dave Cowell, electronics store manager^[12]

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