The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the eight

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, one from each of the state's eight

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Results Summary

Statewide

District

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri by district: Republican hold

District 1

The 1st district includes all of St. Louis City and much of Northern St. Louis County, and it has a PVI of D+29. The incumbent is Democrat

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, who has represented the district since 2001. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2016. Cori Bush, a

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, ran in the Democratic primary.

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District 2

The 2nd district includes the suburbs south and west of St. Louis City, and the district has a PVI of R+8. The incumbent is Republican

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, who has represented the district since 2013. She was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2016. Wagner was considered likely to run for the U.S. Senate in 2018 instead of running for re-election, but opted to seek re-election to the House.

Democratic primary

Primary results

Republican primary

At the filing deadline - one candidate, Noga Sachs, had filed with the Federal Election Commission to run in the Republican primary for a chance to challenge the Republican incumbent, Ann Wagner, August 7, 2018. Despite an attempt by MO GOP to remove Ms. Sachs from the ballot in April 2018, she remains in candidacy.

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District 3

The third district stretches from exurbs of

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to the state capital

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and has a PVI of R+18. The incumbent is Republican

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, who has represented the district since 2009. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016.

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District 4

The fourth district takes in Columbia and much of rural west-central Missouri. It has a PVI of R+17. The incumbent is Republican

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, who has represented the district since the election of

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, when she defeated long-time incumbent Democrat

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. She was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016. Hartzler has been considered a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2018.

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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District 5

The fifth district encompasses most of Jackson County, the southern part of

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, and three other rural counties to the east. It has a PVI of D+7. The incumbent is Democrat

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, who has been represented the district since 2005. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2016.

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District 6

The sixth district encompasses rural northern Missouri,

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and much of Kansas City north of the Missouri River, and has a PVI of R+16. The incumbent is Republican

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, who has been represented the district since 2001. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016.

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District 7

The seventh district takes in

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, Joplin, and much of the rest of rural southwestern Missouri. It has a PVI of R+23. The incumbent is Republican

Billy Long William Hollis Long II (born August 11, 1955) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 7th congressional district since 2011. The district includes much of the southwestern quadrant of the state and is a ...

, who has been represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016. Long has been considered a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2018.

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District 8

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. The incumbent is Republican Jason Smith, who has represented the district since 2013 by special election. He was re-elected with 74% of the vote in 2016.

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;Official campaign websites of first district candidates
Lacy Clay (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites of second district candidates
Cort VanOstran (D) for CongressAnn Wagner (R) for Congress
;Official campaign websites of third district candidates
Katy Geppert (D) for CongressBlaine Luetkemeyer (R) for Congress
;Official campaign websites of fourth district candidates
Vicky Hartzler (R) for CongressRenee Hoagenson (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites of fifth district candidates
Emanuel Cleaver (D) for CongressJacob Turk (R) for Congress
;Official campaign websites of sixth district candidates
Sam Graves (R) for CongressHenry Martin (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites of seventh district candidates
Billy Long (R) for CongressJamie Schoolcraft (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites of eighth district candidates
Kathy Ellis (D) for CongressJason Smith (R) for Congress
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