2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

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2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri
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  2002 November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02) 2006  

All 9 Missouri seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election54
Seats won54
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote1,429,7671,192,674
Percentage53.61%44.72%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.42%Decrease2.svg 0.01%

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2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri by county.svg

The 2004 House elections in Missouri occurred on November 2, 2004, to elect the members of the State of Missouri's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Missouri had nine seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census.

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These elections were held concurrently with the United States presidential election of 2004, United States Senate elections of 2004 (including one in Missouri), the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.

The most notable race of the 2004 cycle in Missouri was the contest for the Third District seat held by outgoing Representative and former House Democratic floor leader Dick Gephardt.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2004 [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/–
Republican 1,429,76753.61%55±0
Democratic 1,192,67444.72%44±0
Libertarian 33,9371.27%000
Constitution 10,6340.4%000
Independent 110.0%000
Totals2,667,023100.00%99
Voter turnout %

Election results

Missouri congressional districts in the 2004 elections Missouri's congressional districts (since 2003).jpg
Missouri congressional districts in the 2004 elections
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
Missouri 1 William Lacy Clay Jr. Democratic 2000 Re-elected William Lacy Clay, Jr. (D) 75.3%
Leslie L. Farr II (R) 22.8%
Terry Chadwick (L) 1.4%
Robert Rehbein (C) 0.5%
Missouri 2 Todd Akin Republican 2000 Re-elected Todd Akin (R) 65.4%
George D. Weber (D) 33.0%
Darla Maloney (L) 1.4%
David Leefe (C) 0.3%
Missouri 3 Dick Gephardt Democratic 1976 Retired
Democratic hold
Russ Carnahan (D) 52.9%
Bill Federer (R) 45.1%
Kevin C. Babcock (L) 1.6%
William Renaud (C) 0.4%
Missouri 4 Ike Skelton Democratic 1976 Re-elected Ike Skelton (D) 66.2%
Jim Noland (R) 32.4%
Bill Lower (L) 1.0%
Raymond Lister (C) 0.4%
Missouri 5 Karen McCarthy Democratic 1994 Retired
Democratic hold
Emanuel Cleaver (D) 55.2%
Jeanne Patterson (R) 42.1%
Rick Bailie (L) 2.0%
Darin Rodenberg (C) 0.7%
Missouri 6 Sam Graves Republican 2000 Re-elected Sam Graves (R) 63.8%
Charles S. Broomfield (D) 34.8%
Erik Buck (L) 1.4%
Missouri 7 Roy Blunt Republican 1996 Re-elected Roy Blunt (R) 70.4%
Jim Newberry (D) 28.3%
Kevin Craig (L) 0.9%
Steve Alger (C) 0.3%
Missouri 8 Jo Ann Emerson Republican 1996 Re-elected Jo Ann Emerson (R) 72.2%
Dean Henderson (D) 26.6%
Stan Cuff (L) 0.7%
Leonard Davidson (C) 0.5%
Missouri 9 Kenny Hulshof Republican 1996 Re-elected Kenny Hulshof (R) 64.6%
Linda Jacobsen (D) 33.8%
Tamara A. Millay (L) 1.1%
Chris Earl (C) 0.5%

References

  1. "Results". Archived from the original on March 12, 2008. Retrieved December 27, 2012.