The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Missouri, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts.

Overview

District

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

District 1

Missouri's 1st congressional district is held by seven-term incumbent Democrat Lacy Clay. Three Republicans - Martin Baker, Daniel Elder, and David Koehr - filed for the August 5th primary. The winner was Daniel Elder, who faced the incumbent and a Libertarian - Robb Cunningham - in the November election. The following candidates were certified by the Secretary of State.

Republican primary

Candidates

* Martin Baker * Daniel Elder * David Koehr

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

* William (Lacy) Clay, Jr. won the election to the US Congress in 2000 after his father, Bill Clay, retired after 32 years in the US Congress.

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

* Robb Cunningham

Results

General election

Results

District 2

Missouri's 2nd congressional district Missouri's second congressional district is in the eastern portion of the state, primarily consisting of the suburbs south and west of St. Louis, including Arnold, Town and Country, Wildwood, Chesterfield, and Oakville.McDermott, Kevin. "Mis ...

is held by one-term incumbent Republican

Ann Wagner Ann Louise Wagner (née Trousdale, September 13, 1962) is an American politician and diplomat serving as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 2nd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, she was the United States ambassador to ...

. The incumbent faced Democrat Arthur Lieber and Libertarian Bill Slantz in the November election. The following candidates have been certified by the Secretary of State.

Republican primary

Candidates

* Ann Wagner

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

* Arthur Lieber

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

* Bill Slantz

Results

General election

Results

District 3

Missouri's 3rd congressional district Missouri's third congressional district is in the eastern and central portion of the state. It surrounds but does not include St Louis City. Its current representative is Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer. The district took its current form in 201 ...

is held by three-term incumbent Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer. Two other Republicans - Leonard Steinman and John Morris - are competing with the incumbent in the August 5th primary. Two Democrats - Velma Steinman and Courtney Denton - are competing in the Democratic primary. The winners of those primaries faced Libertarian Steven Hendrick in the November election. The following candidates have been certified by the Secretary of State.

Republican primary

Candidates

* Blaine Luetkemeyer * John Morris * Leonard Steinman

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

* Courtney Denton * Velma Steinman

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

* Steven Hedrick

Results

General election

Results

District 4

Missouri's 4th congressional district Missouri's 4th congressional district comprises west central Missouri. It stretches from Columbia to the southern suburbs of Kansas City, including a sliver of Kansas City itself. The district is predominantly rural and relatively conservativ ...

is held by two-term incumbent Republican Vicky Hartzler. The incumbent faced a challenger - John Webb - in the August 5 primary. Two libertarians - Randy Langkraehr and Herschel Young - faced each other at the same time. The winners of those primaries faced Democrat Nate Irvin in the November election. The following candidates have been certified by the Secretary of State.

Republican primary

Candidates

* Vicky Hartzler * John Webb

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

* Nate Irvin

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

* Randy Langkraehr * Herschel L. Young

Results

General election

Results

District 5

Missouri's 5th congressional district Missouri's 5th congressional district has been represented in the United States House of Representatives by Democrat Emanuel Cleaver, the former Mayor of Kansas City, since 2005. The district primarily consists of the inner ring of the Kansas ...

is held by five-term incumbent Democrat

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. The incumbent is being challenged by four other candidates in the August 5th primary: Mark Memoly, Bob Gough, Eric Holmes, and Charles Lindsey. Four Republicans are competing with one another in the primary: Bill Lindsey, Berton Knox, Michael Burris, and Jacob Turk (who was the Republican nominee in the past four elections). The winners of those primaries faced Libertarian Roy Welborn in the November election. The following candidates have been certified by the Secretary of State.

Republican primary

Candidates

* Michael Burris * Berton A. Knox * Bill Lindsey * Jacob Turk

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

* Bob Gough * Eric Holmes * Charles Lindsey * Mark S. Memoly

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

* Roy Welborn

Results

General election

Results

District 6

Missouri's 6th congressional district Missouri's 6th congressional district takes in a large swath of land in northern Missouri, stretching across nearly the entire width of the state from Kansas to Illinois. Its largest voting population is centered in the northern portion of the ...

is held by seven-term incumbent Republican Sam Graves. The incumbent is facing three challengers in the August 5th primary: Kyle Reid, Brian Tharp, and Christopher Ryan. Three Democrats are competing in the primary: Bill Hedge, Edward Fields, and Gary Crose. The winners of those primaries faced Libertarian Russ Monchil in the November election. The following candidates have been certified by the Secretary of State.

Republican primary

Candidates

* Sam Graves * Kyle Reid * Christopher Ryan * Brian Tharp

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

* Gary Crose * Edward Fields * Bill Hedge

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

* Russ Monchil

Results

General election

Results

District 7

Missouri's 7th congressional district Missouri's 7th congressional district consists of Southwest Missouri. The district includes Springfield, the home of Missouri State University, and the popular tourist destination city of Branson. Located along the borders of Kansas, Oklahoma ...

is held by two-term incumbent Republican Billy Long. Marshall Works is challenging the incumbent in the August 5th primary. Two Democrats are competing in the primary: Genevieve Williams and 2012 candidate Jim Evans. The winners of those primaries faced Libertarian Kevin Craig in the November election. The following candidates have been certified by the Secretary of State.

Republican primary

Candidates

* Billy Long * Marshall Works

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

* Jim Evans * Genevieve Williams

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

* Kevin Craig

Results

General election

Results

District 8

Missouri's 8th congressional district Missouri's 8th congressional district is one of 435 congressional districts in the United States and one of eight congressional districts in the state of Missouri. The district encompasses rural Southeast Missouri and South Central Missouri as w ...

is held by one-term incumbent Republican Jason Smith. The incumbent faced Democrat Barbara Stocker, Libertarian Rick Vandeven, and Constitution Party candidate Doug Enyart in the November election. The following candidates have been certified by the Secretary of State.

Republican primary

Candidates

* Jason Smith

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

* Barbara Stocker

Results

Libertarian primary

* Rick Vandeven

Results

Constitution primary

Results

General election

Results

References

External links

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