The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the eight

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Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

, one from each of the state's eight

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. The elections coincided with the

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, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,

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to the

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and various

and

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. The primaries were held on August 2.

Overview

District

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

District 1

The 1st district includes all of

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and much of Northern St. Louis County, and it had a PVI of D+28. Incumbent Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 73% of the vote in 2014.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *

Maria Chappelle-Nadal Maria Nicole Chappelle-Nadal (born October 3, 1974) is an American politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives from the 86th district from 2019 to 2021. A Democrat from University City, Missouri, she represented district 14 in ...

, state senator *Bill Haas,

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Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Steven G. Bailey

=Eliminated in primary

= *Paul Berry III, community activist

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Robb Cunningham

Results

General election

Results

District 2

The 2nd district includes the suburbs south and west of

. Incumbent Republican

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, 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.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Greg Sears

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Bill Otto, state representative

=Declined

= *Arthur Lieber, educator and nominee for this seat in

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Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Jim Higgins

Results

Green Party

Candidates

=Nominee

= *David Arnold

General election

Results

District 3

The third district stretches from exurbs of

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to the state capitol

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. Incumbent Republican

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, 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.

Republican primary

Luetkemeyer had been speculated about as a potential candidate for

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in the

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, 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.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Cynthia Davis, former state representative and

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nominee for

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Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Kevin Miller

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Dan Hogan

Results

Constitution primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Doanita Simmons

Results

General election

Results

District 4

The fourth district takes in Columbia and much of rural west-central Missouri. Incumbent Republican

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, 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.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *John Webb, small business owner and candidate for this seat in

Results

Democratic primary

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.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Gordon Christensen,

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Chief of Staff

=Eliminated in primary

= *Jack Truman, candidate for the 7th District in

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, and nominee in

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=Withdrawn

= *Jim White, retired investment banker and candidate for

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Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Mark Bliss, co-pastor of a Warrensburg church group

Results

General election

Results

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. Incumbent Democrat

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, 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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Roberta Gough

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Jacob Turk, Marine Corps veteran and nominee for this seat in

and

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=Eliminated in primary

= *Austin Rucker *Berton Knox, US Merchant Marine chief engineer and candidate for this seat in

*Michael Burris, businessman and candidate for this seat in

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Roy Welborn

Results

General election

Results

District 6

The sixth district encompasses rural northern Missouri. Incumbent Republican

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, 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.

Republican primary

Donnie Swartz was challenging Graves for the Republican nomination, but was arrested for distribution of controlled substances.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Kyle Reid, farmer and candidate for this seat in

* Christopher Ryan, stay-at-home father, former U.S. Marine and candidate for this seat in

and

=Withdrawn

= *Donnie Swartz

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *David Blackwell

=Eliminated in primary

= *Edward Dawyne Fields, candidate for this seat in

*Kyle Yarber, teacher and nominee for this seat in

*Matthew McNabney *Travis Gonzales

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Russ Lee Monchil

Results

Green Party

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Mike Diel

General election

Results

District 7

The seventh district takes in

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, Joplin, and much of the rest of rural southwestern Missouri. Incumbent Republican

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, 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.

Republican primary

Businessman Christopher Batsche previously announced a primary challenge of Senator

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but withdrew from that race and filed to challenge Long for the Republican nomination.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Christopher Batsche, businessman *Nathan Bradham *Mary Byrne, national speaker and co-founding member of Missouri Coalition Against Common Core *Matt Canovi, civilian Law Enforcement contractor *Matthew Evans *James Nelson *Lyndle Spencer, law enforcement officer and Iraq combat veteran

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Genevieve Williams, small business owner,

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committee member and candidate for this seat in

=Eliminated in primary

= *Camille Lombardi-Olive *Steven Reed

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Benjamin Brixey, Secretary of the Greene County Libertarian Party

Results

General election

Results

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. 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.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Jason Smith, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Hal Brown, doctor *Phillip Smith, U.S. Army veteran *Todd Mahn, funeral home owner and Democratic candidate for this seat in

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Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Dave Cowell, electronics store manager

Results

Libertarian primary

Results

General election

Results

References

External links

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