2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the eight U.S. Representatives from the state of Missouri, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts.

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri
November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)
All 8 Missouri seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 6 2
Seats won 6 2
Seat change
Popular vote 838,283 513,600
Percentage 58.77% 36.01%
Swing 4.07% 5.83%
Results:
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold
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Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2014[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats Before Seats After +/–
Republican 838,283 58.77% 6 6 -
Democratic 513,600 36.01% 2 2 -
Libertarian 63,682 4.46% 0 0 -
Independent 6,939 0.49% 0 0 -
Constitution 3,799 0.27% 0 0 -
Total 1,426,303 100.00% 8 8 —

District

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri by district:[2]

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 135,27321.57%119,31572.98%8,9065.45%163,494100.0%Democratic Hold
District 2148,19164.12%75,38432.62%7,5421.59%231,117100.0%Republican Hold
District 3130,94068.33%52,02127.15%8,6594.52%191,620100.0%Republican Hold
District 4120,01468.08%46,46426.36%9,8085.56%176,286100.0%Republican Hold
District 569,07144.96%79,25651.59%5,3082.78%153,635100.0%Democratic Hold
District 6124,61666.65%55,15729.50%7,1973.85%186,970100.0%Republican Hold
District 7104,05463.46%47,28228.84%12,6217.70%163,957100.0%Republican Hold
District 8106,12466.65%38,72124.32%14,3799.03%159,224100.0%Republican Hold
Total838,28358.77%513,60036.01%74,4205.22%1,426,303100.0%

District 1

Missouri's 1st congressional district is held by seven-term incumbent Democrat Lacy Clay. Three Republicans - Martin Baker, Daniel Elder, and David Koehr - filed for the August 5th primary.[3] The winner was Daniel Elder, who faced the incumbent and a Libertarian - Robb Cunningham - in the November election.

The following candidates were certified by the Secretary of State.

Candidates
  • Martin Baker
  • Daniel Elder
  • David Koehr

Results
Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Elder 4,196 39.3
Republican Martin Baker 3,659 34.2
Republican David Koehr 2,833 26.5
Total votes 10,688 100.0

Candidates

Results
Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lacy Clay (incumbent) 69,650 100.0

Candidates
  • Robb Cunningham

Results
Libertarian primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Robb E. Cunningham 465 100.0

Results
Missouri's 1st congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lacy Clay (incumbent) 119,315 73.0
Republican Daniel J. Elder 35,273 21.6
Libertarian Robb E. Cunningham 8,906 5.4
Total votes 163,494 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

Missouri's 2nd congressional district is held by one-term incumbent Republican Ann Wagner. The incumbent faced Democrat Arthur Lieber and Libertarian Bill Slantz in the November election.

The following candidates have been certified by the Secretary of State.[3]

Candidates
  • Ann Wagner

Results
Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ann Wagner (incumbent) 55,322 100.0

Candidates
  • Arthur Lieber

Results
Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Arthur Lieber 54,557 100.0

Candidates
  • Bill Slantz

Results
Libertarian primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Bill Slantz 720 100.0

Results
Missouri's 2nd congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ann Wagner (Incumbent) 148,191 64.1
Democratic Arthur Lieber 75,384 32.6
Libertarian Bill Slantz 7,542 3.3
Total votes 231,117 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

Missouri's 3rd congressional district is held by three-term incumbent Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer. Two other Republicans - Leonard Steinman and John Morris - are competing with the incumbent in the August 5th primary. Two Democrats - Velma Steinman and Courtney Denton - are competing in the Democratic primary. The winners of those primaries faced Libertarian Steven Hendrick in the November election.

The following candidates have been certified by the Secretary of State.[3]

Candidates
  • Blaine Luetkemeyer
  • John Morris
  • Leonard Steinman

Results
Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer (incumbent) 71,030 79.5
Republican John Morris 9,786 10.9
Republican Leonard Steinman 8,580 9.6
Total votes 89,396 100.0

Candidates
  • Courtney Denton
  • Velma Steinman

Results
Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Courtney Denton 15,987 57.1
Democratic Velma Steinman 11,988 42.9
Total votes 27,975 100.0

Candidates
  • Steven Hedrick

Results
Libertarian primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Steven Hedrick 774 100.0

Results
Missouri's 3rd congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer (incumbent) 130,940 68.3
Democratic Courtney Denton 52,021 27.2
Libertarian Steven Hedrick 8,593 4.5
Independent Harold Davis (write-in) 66 0.0
Total votes 191,620 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

Missouri's 4th congressional district is held by two-term incumbent Republican Vicky Hartzler. The incumbent faced a challenger - John Webb - in the August 5 primary. Two libertarians - Randy Langkraehr and Herschel Young - faced each other at the same time. The winners of those primaries faced Democrat Nate Irvin in the November election.

The following candidates have been certified by the Secretary of State.[3]

Candidates
  • Vicky Hartzler
  • John Webb

Results
Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vicky Hartzler (incumbent) 65,404 74.7
Republican John Webb 22,131 25.3
Total votes 87,535 100.0

Candidates
  • Nate Irvin

Results
Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nate Irvin 26,831 100.0

Candidates
  • Randy Langkraehr
  • Herschel L. Young

Results
Libertarian primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Herschel L. Young 567 53.0
Libertarian Randall (Randy) Langkraehr 503 47.0
Total votes 1,070 100.0

Results
Missouri's 4th congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vicky Hartzler (incumbent) 120,014 68.1
Democratic Nate Irvin 46,464 26.3
Libertarian Herschel L. Young 9,793 5.6
Independent Gregory A Cowan (write-in) 15 0.0
Total votes 176,286 100.0
Republican hold

District 5

Missouri's 5th congressional district is held by five-term incumbent Democrat Emanuel Cleaver. The incumbent is being challenged by four other candidates in the August 5th primary: Mark Memoly, Bob Gough, Eric Holmes, and Charles Lindsey. Four Republicans are competing with one another in the primary: Bill Lindsey, Berton Knox, Michael Burris, and Jacob Turk (who was the Republican nominee in the past four elections). The winners of those primaries faced Libertarian Roy Welborn in the November election.

The following candidates have been certified by the Secretary of State.[3]

Candidates
  • Michael Burris
  • Berton A. Knox
  • Bill Lindsey
  • Jacob Turk

Results
Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jacob Turk 24,615 68.6
Republican Bill Lindsey 5,020 14.0
Republican Michael Burris 4,797 13.4
Republican Berton Knox 1,453 4.0
Total votes 35,885 100.0

Candidates

Results
Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Emanuel Cleaver II (incumbent) 44,926 82.0
Democratic Mark S. Memoly 2,988 5.5
Democratic Charles Lindsey 2,687 5.0
Democratic Eric Holmes 2,584 4.8
Democratic Bob Gough 1,438 2.7
Total votes 53,993 100.0

Candidates
  • Roy Welborn

Results
Libertarian primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Roy Welborn 813 100.0

Results
Missouri's 5th congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Emanuel Cleaver (incumbent) 79,256 51.6
Republican Jacob Turk 69,071 45.0
Libertarian Roy Welborn 5,308 3.4
Total votes 153,635 100.0
Democratic hold

District 6

Missouri's 6th congressional district is held by seven-term incumbent Republican Sam Graves. The incumbent is facing three challengers in the August 5th primary: Kyle Reid, Brian Tharp, and Christopher Ryan. Three Democrats are competing in the primary: Bill Hedge, Edward Fields, and Gary Crose. The winners of those primaries faced Libertarian Russ Monchil in the November election.

The following candidates have been certified by the Secretary of State.[3]

Candidates

Results
Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Graves (incumbent) 56,789 76.6
Republican Christopher Ryan 8,745 11.8
Republican Kyle Reid 4,364 5.9
Republican Brian L. Tharp 4,244 5.7
Total votes 74,142 100.0

Candidates
  • Gary Crose
  • Edward Fields
  • Bill Hedge

Results
Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic W. A. (Bill) Hedge 18,109 51.7
Democratic Edward Dwayne Fields 9,706 27.7
Democratic Gary Lynn Crose 7,241 20.6
Total votes 35,056 100.0

Candidates
  • Russ Monchil

Results
Libertarian primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Russ Monchil 591 100.0

Results
Missouri's 6th congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Graves (incumbent) 124,616 66.6
Democratic W. A. (Bill) Hedge 55,157 29.5
Libertarian Russ Monchil 7,197 3.9
Total votes 186,970 100.0
Republican hold

District 7

Missouri's 7th congressional district is held by two-term incumbent Republican Billy Long. Marshall Works is challenging the incumbent in the August 5th primary. Two Democrats are competing in the primary: Genevieve Williams and 2012 candidate Jim Evans. The winners of those primaries faced Libertarian Kevin Craig in the November election.

The following candidates have been certified by the Secretary of State.[3]

Candidates

Results
Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Billy Long (incumbent) 55,505 62.4
Republican Marshall Works 33,498 37.6
Total votes 89,003 100.0

Candidates

Results
Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Evans 8,671 53.8
Democratic Genevieve Williams 7,457 46.2
Total votes 16,128 100.0

Candidates
  • Kevin Craig

Results
Libertarian primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Kevin Craig 764 100.0

Results
Missouri's 7th congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Billy Long (incumbent) 104,054 63.5
Democratic Jim Evans 47,282 28.8
Libertarian Kevin Craig 12,584 7.7
n/a Write-ins 37 0.0
Total votes 163,957 100.0
Republican hold

District 8

Missouri's 8th congressional district is held by one-term incumbent Republican Jason T. Smith. The incumbent faced Democrat Barbara Stocker, Libertarian Rick Vandeven, and Constitution Party candidate Doug Enyart in the November election.

The following candidates have been certified by the Secretary of State.[3]

Candidates

Results
Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Smith (incumbent) 66,511 100.0

Candidates
  • Barbara Stocker

Results
Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Stocker 28,303 100.0

Libertarian primary
  • Rick Vandeven

Results
Libertarian primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Rick Vandeven 462 100.0

Results
Constitution primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Constitution Doug Enyart 368 100.0

Results
Missouri's 8th congressional district, 2014[5]
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

References
  1. http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/s_default.asp?id=results
  2. Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  3. "Certified Candidate List". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  4. "State of Missouri - Primary Election - August 5, 2014". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  5. https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/Default.aspx
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