2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

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.

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri
November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
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%
Results:
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold
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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 1
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 has a PVI of D+28. The incumbent is Democrat Lacy Clay, who has represented the district since 2001. He was re-elected with 73% of the vote in 2014.

Democratic primary

The incumbent is running for re-election.[1] State Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal and perennial candidate Bill Haas are primary challengers for Clay.[2][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

Community activist Paul Berry III and Steven G. Bailey are running for the Republican nomination.[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

Results
Libertarian primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Robb E. Cunningham 367 100.0
Total votes 367 100.0

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
See also: Missouri's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district includes the suburbs south and west of St. Louis City. The incumbent is Republican Ann Wagner, who has represented the district since 2013. She was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+8.

Democratic primary

Democratic State Representative Bill Otto is running against Wagner.[7]

Results
Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Otto 40,379 100.0
Total votes 40,379 100.0

Republican primary

Wagner is running for re-election with one opponent in the primary, Greg Sears.[8]

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

Results
Libertarian primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Jim Higgins 553 100.0
Total votes 367 100.0

Green Party

David Arnold is the Green Party nominee.[9][10]

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
See also: Missouri's 3rd congressional district

The third district stretches from exurbs of St. Louis to the state capitol Jefferson City and has a PVI of R+13. Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer represents the third district. He has been speculated about as a potential candidate for Governor of Missouri in the 2016 gubernatorial election, rather than as a candidate for re-election to the U. S. House. In January 2015, Luetkemeyer said that he would "probably" run for re-election and not run for Governor.[11]

Democratic primary

Kevin Miller of St. Charles is running for the seat.[8]

Results
Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin Miller 26,369 100.0
Total votes 40,379 100.0

Republican primary

Luetkemeyer is running with one opponent in the primary, former state representative Cynthia Davis.[8]

Results
Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer (incumbent) 84,274 73.5
Republican Cynthia Lynn Davis 30,440 26.5
Total votes 114,714 100.0

Results
Libertarian primary results [4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Dan Hogan 483 100.0
Total votes 483 100.0

Results
Constitution primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Constitution Doanita Simmons 80 100.0
Total votes 80 100.0

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
See also: Missouri's 4th congressional district

The fourth district takes in Columbia and much of rural west-central Missouri. It has a PVI of R+13. Republican Vicky Hartzler has represented the district since the election of 2010, when she defeated long-time incumbent Democrat Ike Skelton. She was re-elected in 2014 with 68% of the vote.

Democratic primary

University of Missouri Hospital Chief of Staff Gordon Christensen is running for the Democratic nomination.[12] Also running is Jack Truman of Lamar,[8] who was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in District 7 in 2004, and the Democratic nominee in that district in 2006. 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]

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

Republican primary

Hartzler is running with one opponent in the primary, John Webb,[8] who also ran against Hartzler in 2014.

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

Libertarian primary

Mark Bliss is running unopposed for the Libertarian nomination. He graduated with a degree in Sociology from the University of Central Missouri and serves as a co-pastor of a local church group in Warrensburg. His political views tend to lean toward the conservative mindset, opposing gun control, aiming to lower taxes including an end to the income tax, limiting abortions and proposing a restriction at 20 weeks, and replacing the Affordable Care Act with private market-based care. However, he also claims to reach Democrats with his message. He opposes bank and industry bail-outs and subsidies, intends to cut overseas military spending and end military occupations, supports the legalization of marijuana for medical and recreational use, and pledges to better defend the civil rights of racial minorities and women than the current administration. His website explains his positions on other issues.

Results
Libertarian primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Mark Bliss 521 100.0
Total votes 521 100.0

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
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. It has a PVI of D+9. Democrat Emanuel Cleaver has been representing it since 2005. He was re-elected in 2014 with 51.6% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Cleaver is running for re-election with one opponent in the primary, Roberta Gough.[8]

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

Austin Rucker, Berton Knox, Michael Burris, and Jacob Turk are running for the Republican nomination.[15][8] Turk has been the Republican nominee against Cleaver in all of Cleaver's re-election bids: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, and 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

Results
Libertarian primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Roy Welborn 577 100.0
Total votes 577 100.0

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
See also: Missouri's 6th congressional district

The sixth district encompasses rural northern Missouri and has a PVI of R+12. Republican Sam Graves has been representing it since 2001. He was re-elected in 2014 with 67% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Edward Dawyne Fields, who also ran in 2014, Kyle Yarber, who was the Democratic nominee in 2012, David Blackwell, Matthew McNabney,[8] and Travis Gonzales,[16] are running for the Democratic nomination.

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

Republican primary

Christopher Ryan and Kyle Reid have filed to challenge Graves in the primary.[8] Ryan has challenged Graves in 2010, 2012, and 2014, and Reid challenged Graves as well in 2014.

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

Green Party

Mike Diel is the Green Party nominee.[17][10]

Results
Libertarian primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Russ Lee Monchil 385 100.0
Total votes 385 100.0

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
See also: Missouri's 7th congressional district

The seventh district takes in Springfield, Joplin, and much of the rest of rural southwestern Missouri. It has a PVI of R+19, the most strongly Republican district of Missouri. Republican Billy Long has been representing the district since 2011. He was re-elected in 2014 with 63% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Genevieve Williams, Camille Lombardi-Olive, and Steven Reed are running for the Democratic nomination.[8]

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

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.[18][19] Also running against Long are Matthew Evans, Lyndle Spencer, Nathan Bradham, Matt Canovi, James Nelson, and Mary Byrne.[8]

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

Results
Libertarian primary results [4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Benjamin T. Brixey 398 100.0
Total votes 398 100.0

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
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. It has a PVI of R+17. Republican Jason Smith won a special election June 4, 2013 with 67% of the vote, and was re-elected in 2014 with the same percentage.

Democratic primary

Dave Cowell is unopposed.[8]

Results
Democratic primary results [4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dave Cowell 22,314 100.0
Total votes 22,314 100.0

Republican primary

Smith will be faced in the Republican primary by Dr. Hal Brown, Phillip Smith, and Todd Mahn.[8]

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

Results
Libertarian primary results [4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Jonathan Shell 254 100.0
Total votes 254 100.0

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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