United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 7
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: N/A
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: Non-photo ID
- Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Missouri took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected eight candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's eight congressional districts.
| Candidate filing deadline | Primary election | General election |
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Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Missouri modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: Any registered voter could cast an absentee ballot (subject to a notarization requirement) in the general election.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 3 election, the Republican Party held six of the eight congressional seats from Missouri.
| Members of the U.S. House from Missouri -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2020 | After the 2020 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 2 | 2 | |
| Republican Party | 6 | 6 | |
| Total | 8 | 8 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2020 election, the incumbents for the eight congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| William Lacy Clay | 1 | |
| Ann Wagner | 2 | |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 3 | |
| Vicky Hartzler | 4 | |
| Emanuel Cleaver | 5 | |
| Sam Graves | 6 | |
| Billy Long | 7 | |
| Jason Smith | 8 |
Voting in Missouri
- See also: Voting in Missouri
Click the links below for more information on Missouri elections in 2020:
- President of the United States
- U.S. House
- Governor
- State executive
- State Senate
- State House
- State supreme court
- State intermediate appellate courts
Battleground races
Ballotpedia identified the following Missouri elections as battlegrounds:
- Missouri gubernatorial election, 2020
- Missouri gubernatorial election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
- Missouri's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)
- Missouri's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
Candidates
District 1
General election candidates
- Cori Bush (Democratic Party) ✔
- Anthony Rogers (Republican Party)
- Alex Furman (Libertarian Party)
- Martin Baker (Independent) (Write-in)
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Democratic primary candidates
- William Lacy Clay (Incumbent)
- Katherine Bruckner
- Cori Bush ✔
Republican primary candidates
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District 2
General election candidates
- Ann Wagner (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Jill Schupp (Democratic Party)
- Martin Schulte (Libertarian Party)
- Gina Bufe (Independent) (Write-in)
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
- Ann Wagner (Incumbent) ✔
District 3
General election candidates
- Blaine Luetkemeyer (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Megan Rezabek (Democratic Party)
- Leonard Steinman II (Libertarian Party)
- Thomas Clapp (Independent) (Write-in)
Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
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District 4
General election candidates
- Vicky Hartzler (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Lindsey Simmons (Democratic Party)
- Steven Koonse (Libertarian Party)
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
- Vicky Hartzler (Incumbent) ✔
- Neal Gist
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Minor Party primary candidates
Libertarian Party
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District 5
General election candidates
- Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Ryan Derks (Republican Party)
- Robin Dominick (Libertarian Party)
- Antwain Winters (Green Party) (Write-in)
- Billy Ballard (Independent) (Write-in)
Did not make the ballot:
- Antwain Winters (Green Party)
- Antwain Winters (New Progressive Party)
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Democratic primary candidates
- Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) ✔
- Maite Salazar
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Republican primary candidates
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District 6
General election candidates
- Sam Graves (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Gena Ross (Democratic Party)
- Jim Higgins (Libertarian Party)
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Democratic primary candidates
- Ramona Farris (unofficially withdrew)
- Henry Martin
- Gena Ross ✔
- Donald Robert Sartain
- Charles West
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Republican primary candidates
- Sam Graves (Incumbent) ✔
- Christopher Ryan
District 7
General election candidates
- Billy Long (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Teresa Montseny (Democratic Party)
- Kevin Craig (Libertarian Party)
- Dennis Davis (Independent) (Write-in)
- Audrey Richards (Independent) (Write-in)
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
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Libertarian primary candidates
District 8
General election candidates
- Jason Smith (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Kathy Ellis (Democratic Party)
- Tom Schmitz (Libertarian Party)
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
- Jason Smith (Incumbent) ✔
Candidate ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Missouri in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Missouri, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2020 | ||||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Signature formula | Filing fee | Filing fee formula | Filing deadline | Source |
| Missouri | 1st Congressional District | Established party | 0 | N/A | $100.00 | Fixed number | 3/31/2020 | Source |
| Missouri | 1st Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 5,488 | 2% of all voters who voted for this office in the last election | N/A | N/A | 7/28/2020 | Source |
| Missouri | 2nd Congressional District | Established party | 0 | N/A | $100.00 | Fixed number | 3/31/2020 | Source |
| Missouri | 2nd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 7,521 | 2% of all voters who voted for this office in the last election | N/A | N/A | 7/29/2020 | Source |
| Missouri | 3rd Congressional District | Established party | 0 | N/A | $100.00 | Fixed number | 3/31/2020 | Source |
| Missouri | 3rd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 6,492 | 2% of all voters who voted for this office in the last election | N/A | N/A | 7/30/2020 | Source |
| Missouri | 4th Congressional District | Established party | 0 | N/A | $100.00 | Fixed number | 3/31/2020 | Source |
| Missouri | 4th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 5,866 | 2% of all voters who voted for this office in the last election | N/A | N/A | 7/31/2020 | Source |
| Missouri | 5th Congressional District | Established party | 0 | N/A | $100.00 | Fixed number | 3/31/2020 | Source |
| Missouri | 5th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 5,676 | 2% of all voters who voted for this office in the last election | N/A | N/A | 8/1/2020 | Source |
| Missouri | 6th Congressional District | Established party | 0 | N/A | $100.00 | Fixed number | 3/31/2020 | Source |
| Missouri | 6th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 6,108 | 2% of all voters who voted for this office in the last election | N/A | N/A | 8/2/2020 | Source |
| Missouri | 7th Congressional District | Established party | 0 | N/A | $100.00 | Fixed number | 3/31/2020 | Source |
| Missouri | 7th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 5,929 | 2% of all voters who voted for this office in the last election | N/A | N/A | 8/3/2020 | Source |
| Missouri | 8th Congressional District | Established party | 0 | N/A | $100.00 | Fixed number | 3/31/2020 | Source |
| Missouri | 8th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 5,288 | 2% of all voters who voted for this office in the last election | N/A | N/A | 8/4/2020 | Source |
See also
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2020
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2020
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2020
- Democratic Party battleground primaries, 2020
- Republican Party battleground primaries, 2020
External links
Footnotes
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