The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the eight U.S. Representatives from the state of Missouri, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts.
The 1st district includes all of St. Louis City and much of Northern St. Louis County, and it has a PVI of D+29. The incumbent is Democrat Lacy Clay, who has represented the district since 2001. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2016. Cori Bush, a Justice Democrat, ran in the Democratic primary.[2]
Democratic primary[]
Primary results[]
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Lacy Clay (incumbent)
81,426
56.7
Democratic
Cori Bush
53,056
36.9
Democratic
Joshua Shipp
4,959
3.5
Democratic
DeMarco K. Davidson
4,229
2.9
Total votes
143,670
100.0
Republican primary[]
Primary results[]
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Robert Vroman
5,095
34.5
Republican
Edward L. Van Deventer Jr.
4,864
32.9
Republican
Camille Lombardi-Olive
4,820
32.6
Total votes
14,779
100.0
General election[]
Results[]
Missouri's 1st congressional district, 2018
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Lacy Clay (incumbent)
219,781
80.1
Republican
Robert Vroman
45,867
16.7
Libertarian
Robb Cunningham
8,727
3.2
Total votes
274,375
100.0
Democratichold
District 2[]
2018 Missouri's 2nd congressional district election
The 2nd district includes the suburbs south and west of St. Louis City, and the district has a PVI of R+8. The incumbent is Republican Ann Wagner, who has represented the district since 2013. She was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2016.
Wagner was considered likely to run for the U.S. Senate in 2018 instead of running for re-election,[3][4] but opted to seek re-election to the House.[5]
Democratic primary[]
Primary results[]
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Cort VanOstran
45,248
41.7
Democratic
Mark J. Osmack
27,389
25.2
Democratic
William "Bill" Haas
21,151
19.5
Democratic
John Messmer
10,503
9.7
Democratic
Robert W. Hazel
4,321
4.0
Total votes
108,612
100.0
Republican primary[]
At the filing deadline - one candidate, Noga Sachs, had filed with the Federal Election Commission to run in the Republican primary for a chance to challenge the Republican incumbent, Ann Wagner, August 7, 2018. Despite an attempt by MO GOP to remove Ms. Sachs from the ballot in April 2018, she remains in candidacy.[6]
The third district stretches from exurbs of St. Louis to the state capital Jefferson City and has a PVI of R+18. The incumbent is Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer, who has represented the district since 2009. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016.
Democratic primary[]
Primary results[]
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Katy Geppert
55,815
100.0
Total votes
55,815
100.0
Republican primary[]
Primary results[]
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Blaine Luetkemeyer (incumbent)
95,385
79.9
Republican
Chadwick Bicknell
24,000
20.1
Total votes
119,385
100.0
General election[]
Results[]
Missouri's 3rd congressional district, 2018
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Blaine Luetkemeyer (incumbent)
211,243
65.1
Democratic
Katy Geppert
106,589
32.8
Libertarian
Donald Stolle
6,776
2.1
Total votes
324,608
100.0
Republicanhold
District 4[]
2018 Missouri's 4th congressional district election
The fourth district takes in Columbia and much of rural west-central Missouri. It has a PVI of R+17. The incumbent is Republican Vicky Hartzler, who has represented the district since the election of 2010, when she defeated long-time incumbent Democrat Ike Skelton. She was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016.
Hartzler has been considered a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2018.[4]
Democratic primary[]
Primary results[]
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Renee Hoagenson
24,139
51.9
Democratic
Hallie J. Thompson
22,398
48.1
Total votes
46,537
100
Republican primary[]
Primary results[]
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Vicky Hartzler (incumbent)
74,226
73.5
Republican
John Webb
26,787
26.5
Total votes
101,013
100
General election[]
Results[]
Missouri's 4th congressional district, 2018
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Vicky Hartzler (incumbent)
190,138
64.8
Democratic
Renee Hoagenson
95,968
32.7
Libertarian
Mark Bliss
7,210
2.5
Total votes
293,316
100.0
Republicanhold
District 5[]
2018 Missouri's 5th congressional district election
The fifth district encompasses most of Jackson County, the southern part of Clay County, and three other rural counties to the east. It has a PVI of D+7. The incumbent is Democrat Emanuel Cleaver, who has been represented the district since 2005. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2016.
Democratic primary[]
Primary results[]
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Emanuel Cleaver (incumbent)
87,449
100.0
Total votes
87,449
100.0
Republican primary[]
Primary results[]
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jacob Turk
35,883
75.1
Republican
Kress Cambers
8,423
17.6
Republican
Richonda Oaks
3,467
7.3
Total votes
47,773
100.0
General election[]
Results[]
Missouri's 5th congressional district, 2018
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Emanuel Cleaver (incumbent)
175,019
61.7
Republican
Jacob Turk
101,069
35.6
Libertarian
Alexander Howell
4,725
1.7
Green
Maurice Copeland
2,091
0.7
Constitution
E.C. Fredland
876
0.3
Independent
Patrick E. Marshall (write-in)
5
0.0
Total votes
283,785
100.0
Democratichold
District 6[]
2018 Missouri's 6th congressional district election
The sixth district encompasses rural northern Missouri, St. Joseph and much of Kansas City north of the Missouri River, and has a PVI of R+16. The incumbent is Republican Sam Graves, who has been represented the district since 2001. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016.
Democratic primary[]
Primary results[]
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Henry Robert Martin
21,677
41.5
Democratic
Winston Apple
16,087
30.8
Democratic
Ed Andres
14,453
27.7
Total votes
52,217
100.0
Republican primary[]
Primary results[]
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Sam Graves (incumbent)
89,595
100.0
Total votes
89,595
100.0
General election[]
Results[]
Missouri's 6th congressional district, 2018
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Sam Graves (incumbent)
199,796
65.4
Democratic
Henry Martin
97,660
32.0
Libertarian
Dan Hogan
7,953
2.6
Total votes
305,409
100.0
Republicanhold
District 7[]
2018 Missouri's 7th congressional district election
The seventh district takes in Springfield, Joplin, and much of the rest of rural southwestern Missouri. It has a PVI of R+23. The incumbent is Republican Billy Long, who has been represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016.
Long has been considered a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2018.[4]
The eighth district is the most rural district of Missouri, taking in all of the rural southeastern and south-central part of the state. It has a PVI of R+24, the most strongly Republican district of Missouri. The incumbent is Republican Jason Smith, who has represented the district since 2013 by special election. He was re-elected with 74% of the vote in 2016.