| Election Name: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Seats For Election: | All eight of Missouri's seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 6 |
| Seats1: | 6 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,600,524 |
| Percentage1: | 58.20% |
| Swing1: | 0.57% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 2 |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,041,306 |
| Percentage2: | 37.86% |
| Swing2: | 1.85% |
| Map Size: | 275px |
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.
| 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:
| scope=col rowspan=3 | District | scope=col colspan=2 | Republican | scope=col colspan=2 | Democratic | scope=col colspan=2 | Others | scope=col colspan=2 | Total | scope=col rowspan=3 | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 | ! | scope=col colspan=2 | |||||||||
| scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % |
| 62,714 | 19.97% | 236,993 | 75.47% | 14,317 | 4.56% | 314,024 | 100.0% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 241,954 | 58.54% | 155,689 | 37.67% | 15,653 | 3.79% | 413,296 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 249,865 | 67.84% | 102,891 | 27.93% | 15,577 | 4.23% | 368,333 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 225,348 | 67.83% | 92,510 | 27.84% | 14,376 | 4.33% | 332,234 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 123,771 | 38.17% | 190,766 | 58.83% | 9,733 | 3.00% | 324,270 | 100.0% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 238,388 | 68.02% | 99,692 | 28.45% | 12,364 | 3.53% | 350,444 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 228,692 | 67.54% | 92,756 | 27.39% | 17,159 | 5.07% | 338,607 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 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% |
| Election Name: | 2016 Missouri's 1st congressional district election |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | Lacy Clay official photo (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Lacy Clay |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 236,993 |
| Percentage1: | 75.5% |
| Nominee2: | Steven Bailey |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 62,714 |
| Percentage2: | 20.0% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Lacy Clay |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Lacy Clay |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
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.
| Election Name: | 2016 Missouri's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Ann Wagner, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ann Wagner |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 241,954 |
| Percentage1: | 58.5% |
| Nominee2: | Bill Otto |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 155,689 |
| Percentage2: | 37.7% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Ann Wagner |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Ann Wagner |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
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.
| Election Name: | 2016 Missouri's 3rd congressional district election |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 3 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 3 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Blaine Luetkemeyer (cropped 2).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Blaine Luetkemeyer |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 249,865 |
| Percentage1: | 67.8% |
| Nominee2: | Kevin Miller |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 102,891 |
| Percentage2: | 27.9% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Blaine Luetkemeyer |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Blaine Luetkemeyer |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
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.
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.[10]
| Election Name: | 2016 Missouri's 4th congressional district election |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 4 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 4 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | Vicky Hartzler official photo, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Vicky Hartzler |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 225,348 |
| Percentage1: | 67.8% |
| Nominee2: | Gordon Christensen |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 92,510 |
| Percentage2: | 27.9% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Vicky Hartzler |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Vicky Hartzler |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
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.
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.[11] [12]
| Election Name: | 2016 Missouri's 5th congressional district election |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 5 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 5 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | Emanuel Cleaver official photo (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Emanuel Cleaver |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 190,776 |
| Percentage1: | 58.8% |
| Nominee2: | Jacob Turk |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 123,771 |
| Percentage2: | 38.2% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Emanuel Cleaver |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Emanuel Cleaver |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
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.
| Election Name: | 2016 Missouri's 6th congressional district election |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 6 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 6 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | Sam Graves, Official Portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Sam Graves |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 238,388 |
| Percentage1: | 68.0% |
| Nominee2: | David Blackwell |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 99,692 |
| Percentage2: | 28.5% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Sam Graves |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Sam Graves |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
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.
Donnie Swartz was challenging Graves for the Republican nomination, but was arrested for distribution of controlled substances.[15] [16]
| Election Name: | 2016 Missouri's 7th congressional district election |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 7 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 7 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | Billy Long 115th official photo (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Billy Long |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 228,692 |
| Percentage1: | 67.5% |
| Nominee2: | Genevieve Williams |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 92,756 |
| Percentage2: | 27.4% |
| Image3: | 3x4.svg |
| Nominee3: | Benjamin T. Brixey |
| Party3: | Libertarian Party (US) |
| Popular Vote3: | 17,153 |
| Percentage3: | 5.1% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Billy Long |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Billy Long |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
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.
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.[19] [20]
| Election Name: | 2016 Missouri's 8th congressional district election |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 8 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 8 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | Congressman Jason T. Smith (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Jason Smith |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 229,792 |
| Percentage1: | 74.4% |
| Nominee2: | Dave Cowell |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 70,009 |
| Percentage2: | 22.7% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Jason Smith |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Jason Smith |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
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.