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All U.S. congressional districts, including the 8th Congressional District of Missouri, held elections in 2018.
Heading into the election the incumbent was Jason Smith (R), who was first elected in the special election on June 4, 2013, to replace former Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R).
Missouri's 8th Congressional District is located in the southeastern portion of the state and includes Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Crawford, Dent, Douglas, Dunklin, Howell, Iron, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Oregon, Ozark, Pemiscot, Perry, Phelps, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Stoddard, Texas, Washington, Wayne, and Wright counties and a portion of Jefferson County.
The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Smith | Republican Party | $1,980,992 | $1,364,408 | $1,146,238 | As of December 31, 2018 |
| Kathy Ellis | Democratic Party | $194,234 | $191,275 | $2,959 | As of December 31, 2018 |
| Jonathan Lee Shell | Libertarian Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018.
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Missouri from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Missouri Secretary of State.
This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Missouri every year from 2000 to 2016.
Election results (President of the United States), Missouri 2000-2016
| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |  Donald Trump |
56.4% |  Hillary Clinton |
37.9% | 18.5% |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney |
53.8% | Barack Obama |
44.4% | 9.4% |
| 2008 | John McCain |
49.4% | Barack Obama |
49.3% | 0.1% |
| 2004 | George W. Bush |
53.3% | John Kerry |
46.1% | 7.2% |
| 2000 | George W. Bush |
50.4% | Al Gore |
47.1% | 3.3% |
This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Missouri from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.
Election results (U.S. Senator), Missouri 2000-2016
| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Roy Blunt |
49.2% | Jason Kander |
46.4% | 2.8% |
| 2012 | Claire McCaskill |
54.8% | Todd Akin |
39.1% | 15.7% |
| 2010 | Roy Blunt |
54.2% | Robin Carnahan |
40.6% | 13.6% |
| 2006 | Claire McCaskill |
49.6% | Jim Talent |
47.3% | 2.3% |
| 2004 | Kit Bond |
56.1% | Nancy Farmer |
42.8% | 13.3% |
| 2000 | Mel Carnahan |
50.5% | John Ashcroft |
48.4% | 2.1% |
This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Missouri.
Election results (Governor), Missouri 2000-2016
| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Eric Greitens |
51.1% | Chris Koster |
45.5% | 5.6% |
| 2012 | Jay Nixon |
54.8% | Dave Spence |
42.5% | 12.3% |
| 2008 | Jay Nixon |
58.4% | Kenny Hulshof |
39.5% | 18.9% |
| 2004 | Matt Blunt |
50.8% | Claire McCaskill |
47.9% | 2.9% |
| 2000 | Bob Holden |
49.1% | Jim Talent |
48.2% | 0.9% |
This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Missouri in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.
Congressional delegation, Missouri 2000-2016
| Year | Republicans | Republicans (%) | Democrats | Democrats (%) | Balance of power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 |
75% | 2 |
25% | R+4 |
| 2014 | 6 |
75% | 2 |
25% | R+4 |
| 2012 | 6 |
75% | 2 |
25% | R+4 |
| 2010 | 6 |
33.3% | 3 |
66.7% | R+3 |
| 2008 | 5 |
55.5% | 4 |
44.4% | R+1 |
| 2006 | 5 |
55.5% | 4 |
44.4% | R+1 |
| 2004 | 5 |
55.5% | 4 |
44.4% | R+1 |
| 2002 | 5 |
55.5% | 4 |
44.4% | R+1 |
| 2000 | 5 |
55.5% | 4 |
44.4% | R+1 |
A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.
Missouri Party Control: 1992-2019
Eight years of Democratic trifectas • Seven years of Republican trifectas
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Demographic data for Missouri
| Missouri | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|
| Total population: | 6,076,204 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 68,742 | 3,531,905 |
| Gender | ||
| Female: | 51% | 50.8% |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 82.6% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 11.5% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1.8% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.4% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.4% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 3.9% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 88.4% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 27.1% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $48,173 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 18.2% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Missouri. | ||
As of July 2016, Missouri's three largest cities were Kansas City (pop. est. 488,943), St. Louis (pop. est. 308,626), and Springfield (pop. est. 167,376).
