2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

←  2014 November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) 2018  →
All eight of Missouri's seats to the United 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%
Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Democratic   50–60%   70–80%

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Missouri, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on August 2.

Overview

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

District

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

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	62,714	19.97%	236,993	75.47%	14,317	4.56%	314,024	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	241,954	58.54%	155,689	37.67%	15,653	3.79%	413,296	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	249,865	67.84%	102,891	27.93%	15,577	4.23%	368,333	100.0%	Republican hold
District 4	225,348	67.83%	92,510	27.84%	14,376	4.33%	332,234	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	123,771	38.17%	190,766	58.83%	9,733	3.00%	324,270	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 6	238,388	68.02%	99,692	28.45%	12,364	3.53%	350,444	100.0%	Republican hold
District 7	228,692	67.54%	92,756	27.39%	17,159	5.07%	338,607	100.0%	Republican hold
District 8	229,792	74.40%	70,009	22.67%	9,070	2.94%	308,871	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	1,600,524	58.20%	1,041,306	37.86%	108,249	3.94%	2,750,079	100.0%

District 1

2016 Missouri's 1st congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

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

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

See also: Missouri's 1st congressional district

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Eliminated in primary

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

Results

Democratic primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lacy Clay (incumbent)	56,139	62.6
	Democratic	Maria Chappelle-Nadal	24,059	26.9
	Democratic	Bill Haas	9,422	10.5
Total votes			89,620	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steven G. Bailey

Eliminated in primary

• Paul Berry III, community activist ^[5]

Results

Republican primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven G. Bailey	12,450	67.2
	Republican	Paul Berry III	6,067	32.8
Total votes			18,517	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Robb Cunningham

Results

Libertarian primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Robb E. Cunningham	367	100.0
Total votes			367	100.0

General election

Results

Missouri’s 1st congressional district, 2016 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lacy Clay (incumbent)	236,993	75.5
	Republican	Steven Bailey	62,714	20.0
	Libertarian	Robb Cunningham	14,317	4.5
Total votes			314,024	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

2016 Missouri's 2nd congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

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

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

See also: Missouri's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district includes the suburbs south and west of St. Louis City. Incumbent Republican Ann 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 a PVI of R+8.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ann Wagner, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Greg Sears ^[7]

Results

Republican primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ann Wagner (incumbent)	77,084	82.6
	Republican	Greg Sears	16,263	17.4
Total votes			93,347	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Otto, state representative ^[8]

Declined

• Arthur Lieber, educator and nominee for this seat in 2010 and 2014 ^[9]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Otto	40,379	100.0
Total votes			40,379	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Higgins

Results

Libertarian primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Jim Higgins	553	100.0
Total votes			367	100.0

Green Party

Candidates

Nominee

• David Arnold ^{[10] [11]}

General election

Results

Missouri’s 2nd congressional district, 2016 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ann Wagner (incumbent)	241,954	58.5
	Democratic	Bill Otto	155,689	37.7
	Libertarian	Jim Higgins	11,758	2.9
	Green	David Justus Arnold	3,895	0.9
Total votes			413,296	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2016 Missouri's 3rd congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

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

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

See also: Missouri's 3rd congressional district

The third district stretches from exurbs of St. Louis to the state capitol 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 2014. The district had a PVI of R+13.

Republican primary

Luetkemeyer had been speculated about as a potential candidate for Governor of Missouri in the 2016, 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. ^[12]

Candidates

Nominee

• Blaine Luetkemeyer, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Cynthia Davis, former state representative and Constitution nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2012 ^[7]

Results

Republican primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Blaine Luetkemeyer (incumbent)	84,274	73.5
	Republican	Cynthia Davis	30,440	26.5
Total votes			114,714	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kevin Miller ^[7]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Miller	26,369	100.0
Total votes			40,379	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan Hogan

Results

Libertarian primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Dan Hogan	483	100.0
Total votes			483	100.0

Constitution primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Doanita Simmons

Results

Constitution primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Constitution	Doanita Simmons	80	100.0
Total votes			80	100.0

General election

Results

Missouri’s 3rd congressional district, 2016 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Blaine Luetkemeyer (incumbent)	249,865	67.8
	Democratic	Kevin Miller	102,891	27.9
	Libertarian	Dan Hogan	11,962	3.3
	Constitution	Doanita Simmons	3,605	1.0
	Independent	Harold Davis (write-in)	10	0.0
Total votes			368,333	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2016 Missouri's 4th congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee Vicky Hartzler Gordon Christensen Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 225,348 92,510 Percentage 67.8% 27.9%

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

See also: Missouri's 4th congressional district

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. She was re-elected in 2014 with 68% of the vote. The district had a PVI of R+13.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Vicky Hartzler, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• John Webb, small business owner and candidate for this seat in 2014 ^[7]

Results

Republican primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vicky Hartzler (incumbent)	73,853	72.5
	Republican	John E Webb	28,037	27.5
Total votes			101,890	100.0

Democratic primary

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. ^{[13] [14]}

Candidates

Nominee

• Gordon Christensen, University of Missouri Hospital Chief of Staff ^[15]

Eliminated in primary

• Jack Truman, candidate for the 7th District in 2004, and nominee in 2006 ^[7]

Withdrawn

• Jim White, retired investment banker and candidate for state representative in 2012

Results

Democratic primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gordon Christensen	17,160	62.7
	Democratic	Jack Truman	10,196	37.3
Total votes			27,356	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Results

Libertarian primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Mark Bliss	521	100.0
Total votes			521	100.0

General election

Results

Missouri’s 4th congressional district, 2016 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vicky Hartzler (incumbent)	225,348	67.8
	Democratic	Gordon Christensen	92,510	27.9
	Libertarian	Mark Bliss	14,376	4.3
Total votes			332,234	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2016 Missouri's 5th congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

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

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

See also: Missouri's 5th congressional district

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 51.6% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+9.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Emanuel Cleaver, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Roberta Gough ^[7]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Emanuel Cleaver (incumbent)	48,755	88.2
	Democratic	Roberta Gough	6,519	11.8
Total votes			55,274	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jacob Turk, Marine Corps veteran and nominee for this seat in 2006 and 2008, 2010, 2012 & 2014

Eliminated in primary

• Austin Rucker ^[16]
• Berton Knox, US Merchant Marine chief engineer and candidate for this seat in 2014 ^[7]
• Michael Burris, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2014

Results

Republican primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jacob Turk	28,096	68.0
	Republican	Michael Burris	6,898	16.7
	Republican	Austin Rucker	4,137	10.0
	Republican	Berton A. Knox	2,166	5.3
Total votes			41,297	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Roy Welborn

Results

Libertarian primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Roy Welborn	577	100.0
Total votes			577	100.0

General election

Results

Missouri’s 5th congressional district, 2016 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Emanuel Cleaver (incumbent)	190,766	58.8
	Republican	Jacob Turk	123,771	38.2
	Libertarian	Roy Welborn	9,733	3.0
Total votes			324,270	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

2016 Missouri's 6th congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

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

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

See also: Missouri's 6th congressional district

The sixth district encompasses rural northern Missouri. Incumbent Republican Sam 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 a PVI of R+12.

Republican primary

Donnie Swartz was challenging Graves for the Republican nomination, but was arrested for distribution of controlled substances. ^{[17] [18]}

Candidates

Nominee

• Sam Graves, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Kyle Reid, farmer and candidate for this seat in 2014 ^[7]
• Christopher Ryan, stay-at-home father, former U.S. Marine and candidate for this seat in 2010, 2012 and 2014

Withdrawn

• Donnie Swartz

Results

Republican primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Graves (incumbent)	62,764	76.2
	Republican	Christopher Ryan	11,686	14.2
	Republican	Kyle Reid	7,910	9.6
Total votes			82,360	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Blackwell

Eliminated in primary

• Edward Dwayne Fields, candidate for this seat in 2014
• Kyle Yarber, teacher and nominee for this seat in 2012
• Matthew McNabney ^[7]
• Travis Gonzales ^[19]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Blackwell	7,983	28.0
	Democratic	Kyle Yarber	7,116	24.9
	Democratic	Travis Gonzalez	6,623	23.2
	Democratic	Edward Dwayne Fields	3,881	13.6
	Democratic	Matthew McNabney	2,931	10.3
Total votes			28,534	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Russ Lee Monchil

Results

Libertarian primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Russ Lee Monchil	385	100.0
Total votes			385	100.0

Green Party

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Diel ^{[20] [11]}

General election

Results

Missouri’s 6th congressional district, 2016 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Graves (incumbent)	238,388	68.0
	Democratic	David Blackwell	99,692	28.5
	Libertarian	Russ Lee Monchil	8,123	2.3
	Green	Mike Diel	4,241	1.2
Total votes			350,444	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

2016 Missouri's 7th congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

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

See also: Missouri's 7th congressional district

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 63% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+19, the most strongly Republican district of Missouri.

Republican primary

Businessman Christopher Batsche previously announced a primary challenge of Senator Roy Blunt but withdrew from that race and filed to challenge Long for the Republican nomination. ^{[21] [22]}

Candidates

Nominee

• Billy Long, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Christopher Batsche, businessman
• Nathan Bradham ^[7]
• 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

Results

Republican primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Billy Long (incumbent)	67,012	62.4
	Republican	Mary Byrne	14,069	13.1
	Republican	Matt Canovi	9,538	8.9
	Republican	Matthew Evans	5,346	5.0
	Republican	Christopher Batsche	4,860	4.5
	Republican	Lyndle Spencer	3,537	3.3
	Republican	James Nelson	2,037	1.9
	Republican	Nathan Clay Bradham	1,042	0.8
Total votes			107,441	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Genevieve Williams, small business owner, Missouri Democratic Party committee member and candidate for this seat in 2014

Eliminated in primary

• Camille Lombardi-Olive
• Steven Reed ^[7]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Genevieve Williams	9,402	52.1
	Democratic	Steven Reed	4,915	27.3
	Democratic	Camille Lombardi-Olive	3,714	20.6
Total votes			18,031	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Benjamin Brixey, Secretary of the Greene County Libertarian Party

Results

Libertarian primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Benjamin T. Brixey	398	100.0
Total votes			398	100.0

General election

Results

Missouri’s 7th congressional district, 2016 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Billy Long (incumbent)	228,692	67.5
	Democratic	Genevieve Williams	92,756	27.4
	Libertarian	Benjamin T. Brixey	17,153	5.1
	Independent	Amber Thomsen (write-in)	6	0.0
Total votes			338,607	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

2016 Missouri's 8th congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

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

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

See also: Missouri's 8th congressional district

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 Republican Jason 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 a PVI of R+17.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jason Smith, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Hal Brown, doctor ^[7]
• Phillip Smith, U.S. Army veteran
• Todd Mahn, funeral home owner and Democratic candidate for this seat in 2012 & 2013

Results

Republican primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Smith (incumbent)	65,450	67.5
	Republican	Hal Brown	15,342	15.8
	Republican	Todd Mahn	11,564	11.9
	Republican	Phillip Smith	4,602	4.8
Total votes			96,958	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dave Cowell, electronics store manager ^[7]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dave Cowell	22,314	100.0
Total votes			22,314	100.0

Libertarian primary

Results

Libertarian primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Jonathan Shell	254	100.0
Total votes			254	100.0

General election

Results

Missouri’s 8th congressional district, 2016 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Smith (incumbent)	229,792	74.4
	Democratic	Dave Cowell	70,009	22.7
	Libertarian	Jonathan Shell	9,070	2.9
Total votes			308,871	100.0
	Republican hold

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External links

• U.S. House elections in Missouri, 2016 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets