| Election Name: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| 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: | 1,330,975 |
| Percentage1: | 55.03% |
| Swing1: | 3.17% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 2 |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,027,969 |
| Percentage2: | 42.51% |
| Swing2: | 4.65% |
| Map Size: | 275px |
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Missouri, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts.
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | +/– | % | ||||||
| 8 | 1,330,975 | 55.04 | 6 | 75.00% | ||||
| 8 | 1,027,969 | 42.51 | 2 | 25.00% | ||||
| 8 | 54,746 | 2.26 | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| 2 | 3,831 | 0.16 | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| 1 | 876 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| 3 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| Total | 30 | 2,418,413 | 100.0 | 8 | 100.0% | |||
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri by district:[1]
| 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" | % |
| 45,867 | 16.72% | 219,781 | 80.10% | 8,727 | 3.18% | 274,375 | 100.0% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 192,477 | 51.18% | 177,611 | 47.23% | 5,978 | 1.59% | 376,066 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 211,243 | 65.08% | 106,589 | 32.84% | 6,776 | 2.08% | 324,608 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 190,138 | 64.82% | 95,968 | 32.72% | 7,210 | 2.46% | 293,316 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 101,069 | 35.69% | 175,019 | 61.53% | 7,697 | 2.78% | 283,785 | 100.0% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 199,796 | 65.42% | 97,660 | 31.98% | 7,953 | 2.60% | 305,409 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 196,343 | 66.23% | 89,190 | 30.09% | 10,922 | 3.68% | 296,455 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 194,042 | 73.39% | 66,151 | 25.02% | 4,206 | 1.59% | 264,399 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| Total | 1,330,975 | 55.03% | 1,027,969 | 42.51% | 59,469 | 2.46% | 2,418,413 | 100.0% |
| Election Name: | 2018 Missouri's 1st congressional district election |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Image1: | File:Lacy Clay official photo (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Lacy Clay |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 219,781 |
| Percentage1: | 80.1% |
| Nominee2: | Robert Vroman |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 45,867 |
| Percentage2: | 16.7% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Lacy Clay |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Lacy Clay |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Missouri's 1st congressional district. The 1st district includes all of St. Louis City and much of Northern St. Louis County. Incumbent Democrat Lacy Clay, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+29.
| Election Name: | 2018 Missouri's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Image1: | File:Ann Wagner Headshot (002) (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ann Wagner |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 192,477 |
| Percentage1: | 51.2% |
| Nominee2: | Cort VanOstran |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 177,611 |
| Percentage2: | 47.2% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Ann Wagner |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ann Wagner |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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 had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+8.
Wagner was considered likely to run for the U.S. Senate in 2018 instead of running for re-election,[2] [3] but opted to seek re-election to the House.[4]
At the filing deadline - one candidate, Noga Sachs, had filed with the Federal Election Commission to run in the Republican primary. Despite an attempt by the Missouri Republican Party to remove her from the ballot in April 2018, she remained on the ballout.[5]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Ann Wagner (R) | Cort VanOstran (D) | Tony Kirk (L) | David Arnold (G) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expedition Strategies (D-VanOstran)[8] | August 23–26, 2018 | 402 | ± 4.9% | 41% | align=center | 43% | 1% | 0% | 14% | |
| Remington Research (R)[9] | August 22–23, 2018 | 983 | ± 3.1% | align=center | 51% | 40% | – | – | 9% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report[10] | November 5, 2018 | |
| align=left | Inside Elections[11] | November 5, 2018 | |
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] | November 5, 2018 | |
| RCP[13] | November 5, 2018 | ||
| Daily Kos[14] | November 5, 2018 | ||
| 538[15] | November 7, 2018 | ||
| CNN[16] | October 31, 2018 | ||
| Politico[17] | November 4, 2018 |
| Election Name: | 2018 Missouri's 3rd congressional district election |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 3 |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 3 |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Image1: | File:Blaine Luetkemeyer, Official Portrait, 116th congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Blaine Luetkemeyer |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 211,243 |
| Percentage1: | 65.1% |
| Nominee2: | Katy Geppert |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 106,589 |
| Percentage2: | 32.8% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Blaine Luetkemeyer |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Blaine Luetkemeyer |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Missouri's 3rd congressional district. The third district stretches from exurbs of St. Louis to the state capital 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 2016. The district had a PVI of R+18.
| Election Name: | 2018 Missouri's 4th congressional district election |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 4 |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 4 |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Image1: | File:Vicky Hartzler official portrait ca 115th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Vicky Hartzler |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 190,138 |
| Percentage1: | 64.8% |
| Nominee2: | Renee Hoagenson |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 106,589 |
| Percentage2: | 32.7% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Vicky Hartzler |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Vicky Hartzler |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+17.
Hartzler has been considered a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2018.[3]
| Election Name: | 2018 Missouri's 5th congressional district election |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 5 |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 5 |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Image1: | File:Emanuel Cleaver, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Emanuel Cleaver |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 175,019 |
| Percentage1: | 61.7% |
| Nominee2: | Jacob Turk |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 101,069 |
| Percentage2: | 35.6% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Emanuel Cleaver |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Emanuel Cleaver |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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 58% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+7.
| Election Name: | 2018 Missouri's 6th congressional district election |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 6 |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 6 |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Image1: | File:Congressman Sam Graves Official Photo, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Sam Graves |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 199,796 |
| Percentage1: | 65.4% |
| Nominee2: | Henry Martin |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 97,660 |
| Percentage2: | 32.0% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Sam Graves |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Sam Graves |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The sixth district encompasses rural northern Missouri, St. Joseph and much of Kansas City north of the Missouri River. Incumbent Republican Sam Graves, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+16.
| Election Name: | 2018 Missouri's 7th congressional district election |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 7 |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 7 |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Image1: | File:Billy Long 115th official photo (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Billy Long |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 196,343 |
| Percentage1: | 66.2% |
| Nominee2: | Jamie Schoolcraft |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 89,190 |
| Percentage2: | 30.1% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Billy Long |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Billy Long |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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 68% of the vote in 20`6. The district had a PVI of R+23.
Long has been considered a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2018.[3]
| Election Name: | 2018 Missouri's 8th congressional district election |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 8 |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 8 |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Image1: | File:Jason Smith 116th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Jason Smith |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 194,042 |
| Percentage1: | 73.4% |
| Nominee2: | Kathy Ellis |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 66,151 |
| Percentage2: | 25.0% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Billy Long |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Billy Long |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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+24, the most strongly Republican district of Missouri. Incumbent Republican Jason Smith, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 74% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+24.
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