Missouri's 8th congressional district
U.S. House district in rural southern Missouri
Missouri's 8th congressional district is a congressional district in the state of Missouri. The people who live in this district elect a person to be a representative for the district in the United States House of Representatives. The district is currently represented by Republican Party Jason Smith. The district is in rural southeast Missouri and has some counties in Southwest Missouri.
| Missouri's 8th congressional district | |||
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 Missouri's 8th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |||
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| Distribution |
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| Population (2019) | 736,467 | ||
| Median household income | $45,656[1] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+24[2] | ||
Election history change
| Year | Office | Results | Political parties that won the district |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | George W. Bush 59 - Al Gore 39% | Republican Party (United States) |
| 2004 | President | George W. Bush 64 - John Kerry 36% | Republican Party (United States) |
| 2008 | President | John McCain 62 - Barack Obama 36% | Republican Party (United States) |
| 2012 | President | Mitt Romney 66 - Barack Obama 32% | Republican Party (United States) |
| 2016 | President | Donald Trump 75 - Hillary Clinton 21% | Republican Party (United States) |
| 2020 | President | Donald Trump 77 - Joe Biden 21% | Republican Party (United States) |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jo Ann Emerson (incumbent) | 216,083 | 71.9 | |
| Democratic | Jack Rushin | 73,755 | 24.6 | |
| Libertarian | Rob Vandeven | 10,553 | 3.5 | |
| Total votes | 300,391 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jason Smith | 42,141 | 67.1 | ||
| Democratic | Steve Hodges | 17,207 | 27.4 | ||
| Constitution | Doug Enyart | 2,265 | 3.6 | ||
| Libertarian | Bill Slantz | 968 | 1.5 | ||
| Write-in | 185 | 0.3 | |||
| Total votes | 62,766 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jason Smith (incumbent) | 106,124 | 66.6 | |
| Democratic | Barbara Stocker | 38,721 | 24.3 | |
| Independent | Terry Hampton | 6,821 | 4.3 | |
| Constitution | Doug Enyart | 3,799 | 2.4 | |
| Libertarian | Rick Vandeven | 3,759 | 2.4 | |
| Total votes | 159,224 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jason Smith (incumbent) | 229,792 | 74.4 | |
| Democratic | Dave Cowell | 70,009 | 22.7 | |
| Libertarian | Jonathan Shell | 9,070 | 2.9 | |
| Total votes | 308,871 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jason Smith (incumbent) | 194,042 | 73.4 | |
| Democratic | Kathy Ellis | 66,151 | 25.0 | |
| Libertarian | Jonathan Shell | 4,206 | 1.6 | |
| Total votes | 264,399 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jason Smith (incumbent) | 253,811 | 76.9 | |
| Democratic | Kathy Ellis | 70,561 | 21.4 | |
| Libertarian | Tom Schmitz | 5,854 | 1.8 | |
| Total votes | 330,226 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References change
- ↑ "My Congressional District".
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.