Missouri's 9th congressional district was a US congressional district, dissolved in 2013, that last encompassed rural Northeast

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, the area known as " Little Dixie," along with the larger towns of Columbia, Fulton, Kirksville and Union, Boone, Franklin, and a portion of

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comprise the highest voting centers of the mostly rural district. It was last represented by Republican

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. Some of the most well-known representatives for the district were

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; James Broadhead, the first president of the American Bar Association;

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, chairman of the

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; Isaac C. Parker, a judge depicted in ''True Grit''; James Sidney Rollins, known as the "Father of the University of Missouri"; and

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, unsuccessful candidate to become

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Removal following the 2010 census

The district no longer existed in 2013 after Missouri lost a congressional seat following the 2010 census. Initial redistricting maps placed most of the district north of the

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in a redrawn 6th congressional district, and most of the rest of the district in a redrawn 3rd congressional district. The last congressman from the old 9th, Luetkemeyer was subsequently elected to the 3rd.

Voting

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defeated

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59% to 41% in this district in 2004. In 2008, Rep. Kenny Hulshof announced that he would seek the Republican nomination for

. As a whole, the 9th district leaned towards the Republican Party, with the exception being Columbia, which often leaned towards the Democratic Party.

List of members representing the district

Election results

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2010

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

US Census Bureau
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