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Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2016
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Primary | August 2, 2016 |
General | November 8, 2016 |
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• State legislative elections in 2016 |
All 163 seats in the Missouri House of Representatives were up for election in 2016. Democrats gained one seat in the November 2016 general election.[1]
Introduction
Elections for the Missouri House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 29, 2016.
Majority control
- See also: Partisan composition of state houses
Heading into the election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Missouri House of Representatives:
Missouri House of Representatives | |||
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Party | As of November 7, 2016 | After November 8, 2016 | |
Democratic Party | 45 | 46 | |
Republican Party | 115 | 117 | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | |
Vacancy | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 163 | 163 |
Retired incumbents
The following incumbent representatives did not run for re-election in 2016. Those incumbents were:
Note: District 101 was vacant. It was last represented by Don Gosen (R).
Note: District 141 was vacant. It was last represented by Tony Dugger (R).
2016 election competitiveness
Missouri sees a drop in electoral competitiveness.
Ballotpedia conducts a yearly study of electoral competitiveness in state legislative elections. Details on how well Missouri performed in the study are provided in the image below. Click here for the full 2016 Competitiveness Analysis »
- In the Missouri State Senate, there were 9 Democratic incumbents and 25 Republican incumbents. One incumbent faced primary opposition in the Democratic Party. There was one primary challenge in the Republican primary.
- In the House, there were 45 Democratic incumbents, 117 Republican incumbents, and one independent incumbent. Eight state representatives faced primary opposition in the Democratic Party. There were 13 primary challenges in the Republican primary.
- Overall, 18.6 percent of Democratic incumbents and 21.4 percent of GOP incumbents faced primary opposition in all of the state legislatures with elections in 2016.
- The cumulative figure for how many state legislative candidates faced no major party opposition in November in these states was 41.8 percent. This compares to 32.7 percent in 2010, 38.3 percent in 2012, and 43.0 percent in 2014.
- More details on electoral competitiveness in Missouri can be found below.
Races we watched
Ballotpedia identified five notable Missouri state legislative races in 2016, three of which were state House contests.
Click here to read more about Ballotpedia's coverage of notable Missouri races »
Primary contests
- Three Democratic candidates challenged the Democratic incumbent.
- ☑ Courtney Curtis (Inc.) ☐ Eileen McGeoghegan ☐ Lee Smith ☐ Daniel Wibracht
- Four Republican candidates competed for the open seat vacated by a Republican incumbent.
- ☑ Bruce DeGroot ☐ Anne Gassel ☐ Joy Krieger ☐ Noreen McCann
General election contests
- A Democratic candidate challenged the Republican incumbent in a closely divided district.
- ☑ Kevin Corlew (Inc.) ☐ Martin Rucker II
List of candidates
General election
2016 Missouri House candidates | |||
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District | Other | ||
1 | No candidate | Allen Andrews (I) |
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2 | No candidate | J. Eggleston (I) |
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3 | No candidate | Nate Walker (I) |
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4 | No candidate | Craig Redmon (I) |
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5 | O.C. Latta: 4,326 | Lindell Shumake: 12,629 (I) |
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6 | No candidate | Tim Remole (I) |
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7 | No candidate | Rusty Black |
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8 | No candidate | Jim Neely (I) |
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9 | No candidate | Delus Johnson (I) |
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10 | Pat Conway (I) |
No candidate | |
11 | No candidate | Galen Higdon (I) |
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12 | Sandy Van Wagner: 7,003 | Ken Wilson: 12,055 (I) |
Glenn Gustilus: 586 (L) |
13 | Tyler McCall: 8,636 | Nick Marshall: 12,440 (I) |
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14 | Martin Rucker II: 9,316 | Kevin Corlew: 10,295 (I) |
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15 | Jon Carpenter (I) |
No candidate | |
16 | No candidate | Noel Shull (I) |
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17 | Mark Ellebracht: 8,979 |
Mary Hill: 8,146 | Erik Buck: 649 (L) |
18 | Lauren Arthur (I) |
No candidate | |
19 | Ingrid Burnett: 5,479 |
No candidate | Valorie Engholm: 1,674 (G) |
20 | Mike Englert: 5,023 | Bill Kidd: 9,972 (I) |
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21 | Ira Anders: 8,331 (I) |
Vicki Riley: 6,145 | |
22 | Brandon Ellington (I) |
No candidate | |
23 | Randy Dunn (I) |
No candidate | |
24 | Judy Morgan (I) |
No candidate | |
25 | Greg Razer |
No candidate | |
26 | Gail Beatty (I) |
No candidate | |
27 | Richard Brown |
No candidate | |
28 | Jerome Barnes: 9,143 |
Bill Van Buskirk: 6,062 | |
29 | Rory Rowland (I) |
No candidate | |
30 | No candidate | Mike Cierpiot (I) |
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31 | No candidate | Dan Stacy |
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32 | No candidate | Jeanie Lauer (I) |
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33 | Chase Linder: 5,127 | Donna Pfautsch: 12,115 (I) |
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34 | No candidate | Rebecca Roeber (I) |
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35 | No candidate | Gary Cross (I) |
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36 | DaRon McGee (I) |
No candidate | |
37 | Joe Runions (I) |
No candidate | |
38 | No candidate | T.J. Berry: 13,391 (I) |
Brian Lautenschlager: 3,993 (L) |
39 | No candidate | Joe Don McGaugh (I) |
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40 | No candidate | Jim Hansen (I) |
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41 | No candidate | Randy Pietzman (I) |
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42 | No candidate | Bart Korman (I) |
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43 | Ed Lockwood: 3,861 | Jay Houghton: 10,258 (I) |
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44 | Tom Pauley: 7,309 | Cheri Reisch: 9,200 |
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45 | Kip Kendrick: 8,688 (I) |
No candidate | William Lee: 3,516 (Ind.) |
46 | Martha Stevens: 12,140 |
Don Waterman: 7,238 | |
47 | Susan McClintic: 7,473 | Chuck Basye: 9,532 (I) |
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48 | No candidate | Dave Muntzel: 12,277 (I) |
Debbie Dilks: 2,959 (Ind.) |
49 | No candidate | Travis Fitzwater (I) |
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50 | No candidate | Caleb Jones (I) |
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51 | John Cozort: 491 | Dean Dohrman: 9,648 (I) |
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52 | Kyle Garner: 4,037 | Nathan Beard: 9,638 (I) |
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53 | No candidate | Glen Kolkmeyer (I) |
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54 | Bob Gregory: 4,098 | Dan Houx: 10,100 |
Steve Daugherty: 1,006 (L) |
55 | Ashley Beard-Fosnow: 7,139 | Rick Brattin: 12,350 (I) |
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56 | DJ Rash: 5,252 | Jack Bondon: 11,237 (I) |
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57 | William Grimes: 5,338 | Wanda Brown: 10,857 (I) |
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58 | Travis Maupin: 2,708 | David Wood: 11,585 (I) |
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59 | No candidate | Mike Bernskoetter (I) |
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60 | Kevin Nelson: 6,202 | Jason Barnes: 11,139 (I) |
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61 | Tom Smith: 4,339 | Justin Alferman: 14,255 (I) |
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62 | No candidate | Tom Hurst (I) |
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63 | Liz Gattra: 6,530 | Bryan Spencer: 15,627 (I) |
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64 | Mark Routburg: 6,567 | Robert Cornejo: 12,852 (I) |
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65 | Kenny Biermann: 7,684 | Tom Hannegan: 9,716 |
Dean Hodge: 545 (L) |
66 | Tommie Pierson Jr.: 11,882 |
John Saxton: 1,503 | |
67 | Alan Green (I) |
No candidate | |
68 | Jay Mosley: 9,863 |
No candidate | Keith English: 7,414 (I) (Ind.) |
69 | Gretchen Bangert |
No candidate | |
70 | Byron DeLear: 8,447 | Mark Matthiesen: 9,491 |
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71 | Sue Meredith: 10,699 (I) |
Jim Cain: 6,385 | |
72 | Mary Nichols: 10,073 (I) |
Dan Hyatt: 5,287 | |
73 | Courtney Curtis (I) |
No candidate | |
74 | Cora Walker |
No candidate | |
75 | Alan Gray |
No candidate | |
76 | Joshua Peters (I) |
No candidate | |
77 | Steve Roberts |
No candidate | |
78 | Bruce Franks: 10,964 |
Erik Shelquist: 1,744 | |
79 | Michael Butler: 12,971 (I) |
No candidate | Dan Elder: 1,562 (L) |
80 | Peter Merideth: 12,917 |
No candidate | Teressa Rose Ezell: 2,348 (G) |
81 | Fred Wessels |
No candidate | |
82 | Donna Baringer: 12,840 |
Robert Crump: 5,382 | |
83 | Gina Mitten: 13,575 (I) |
No candidate | Andrew Bolin: 4,229 (L) |
84 | Karla May (I) |
No candidate | |
85 | Clem Smith: 11,963 (I) |
Steven McKnight: 2,701 | |
86 | Joe Adams: 14,582 (I) |
No candidate | Joy Elliott: 2,284 (Ind.) |
87 | Stacey Newman (I) |
No candidate | |
88 | Tracy McCreery: 12,891 (I) |
No candidate | Steven Robnak: 5,092 (L) |
89 | Jack Schilligo: 8,207 | Dean Plocher: 15,310 (I) |
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90 | Deb Lavender: 12,844 (I) |
Mark Milton: 10,214 | |
91 | Sarah Unsicker: 12,287 |
Greg Mueller: 9,458 | |
92 | Doug Beck: 9,727 |
Daniel Bogle: 8,857 | |
93 | Bob Burns: 9,081 (I) |
Landry Sorbel: 5,203 | |
94 | Vicki Englund: 8,582 | Cloria Brown: 8,969 (I) |
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95 | Glenn Koenen: 7,565 | Marsha Haefner: 12,905 (I) |
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96 | No candidate | David Gregory |
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97 | No candidate | John McCaherty: 11,516 (I) |
Tracy Scott: 3,966 (L) |
98 | Nancy Craig: 8,031 | Shamed Dogan: 12,710 (I) |
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99 | Bill Pinkston: 7,943 | Jean Evans: 10,893 |
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100 | No candidate | Derek Grier |
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101 | Dennis Lavallee: 5,765 | Bruce DeGroot: 14,936 |
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102 | No candidate | Kurt Bahr (I) |
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103 | Marguerite Dillworth: 6,026 | John Wiemann: 14,019 (I) |
Charles Hull: 816 (L) |
104 | Peggy Sherwin: 7,064 | Kathie Conway: 12,318 (I) |
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105 | Brian Stiens: 7,526 | Phil Christofanelli: 12,859 |
Tim Hammack: 528 (G) |
106 | Michael Dorwart: 7,281 | Chrissy Sommer: 10,447 (I) |
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107 | Curtis Wylde: 6,826 | Nick Schroer: 12,200 |
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108 | Ed Shew: 6,663 | Justin Hill: 14,271 (I) |
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109 | No candidate | Paul Curtman: 14,164 (I) |
Ellen Skiljan: 3,301 (G) |
110 | No candidate | Kirk Mathews (I) |
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111 | Del Viehland: 5,020 | Shane Roden: 10,699 (I) |
Jon Schuessler: 1,510 (Ind.) |
112 | Robert Butler: 7,278 | Rob Vescovo: 10,754 (I) |
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113 | Karen Settlemoir-Berg: 6,995 | Dan Shaul: 9,598 (I) |
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114 | No candidate | Becky Ruth (I) |
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115 | Barbara Stocker: 3,972 | Elaine Gannon: 10,110 (I) |
Charles Bigelow: 646 (L) |
116 | No candidate | Kevin Engler (I) |
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117 | Travis Barnes: 5,567 | Mike Henderson: 7,302 |
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118 | Ben Harris (I) |
No candidate | |
119 | No candidate | Nate Tate |
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120 | No candidate | Jason Chipman (I) |
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121 | No candidate | Keith Frederick (I) |
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122 | No candidate | Steve Lynch (I) |
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123 | No candidate | Diane Franklin (I) |
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124 | No candidate | Rocky Miller (I) |
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125 | No candidate | Warren Love (I) |
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126 | No candidate | Patricia Pike (I) |
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127 | No candidate | Mike Kelley: 14,646 (I) |
George R. Parsons: 2,424 (Ind.) |
128 | No candidate | Mike Stephens: 13,804 |
Janet Sheffield: 2,349 (Ind.) |
129 | No candidate | Sandy Crawford: 14,260 (I) |
Charles Matranga: 1,842 (Ind.) |
130 | Ella Goeppinger: 3,762 | Jeff Messenger: 14,247 (I) |
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131 | Nate Branscom: 4,148 | Sonya Anderson: 10,267 (I) |
Arthur Hodge: 735 (L) |
132 | Crystal Quade: 5,215 |
Thomas Quinn: 4,243 | Chris Burros: 521 (L) |
133 | Jim Clemmons: 5,741 | Curtis Trent: 12,368 |
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134 | Angela Pryor: 6,313 | Elijah Haahr: 9,901 (I) |
Daniel Romine: 741 (L) |
135 | Randy Alberhasky: 7,177 | Steve Helms: 8,187 |
David Carr: 887 (L) |
136 | Jeff Munzinger: 8,214 | Kevin Austin: 13,581 (I) |
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137 | No candidate | Lyndall Fraker (I) |
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138 | No candidate | Don Phillips (I) |
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139 | No candidate | Jered Taylor (I) |
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140 | Jim Billedo: 4,175 | Lynn Morris: 14,371 (I) |
Robert Debbaut: 413 (G) |
141 | No candidate | Hannah Kelly |
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142 | Bobby Johnston: 2,569 | Robert Ross: 11,308 (I) |
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143 | No candidate | Jeff Pogue (I) |
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144 | No candidate | Paul Fitzwater (I) |
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145 | Ronald Pember: 2,873 | Rick Francis: 12,773 |
Tori Proffer: 603 (Constitution) |
146 | No candidate | Donna Lichtenegger (I) |
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147 | No candidate | Kathy Swan: 10,575 (I) |
Greg Tlapek: 3,782 (L) |
148 | No candidate | Holly Rehder (I) |
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149 | Brantley Atchley: 5,588 | Don Rone: 7,469 (I) |
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150 | Lena Samford: 3,691 | Andrew McDaniel: 7,692 (I) |
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151 | No candidate | Tila Hubrecht (I) |
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152 | No candidate | Todd Richardson (I) |
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153 | Matt Michel: 3,920 | Steve Cookson: 11,681 (I) |
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154 | No candidate | Shawn Rhoads: 11,563 (I) |
Terry Hampton: 3,868 (Unaffiliated) |
155 | No candidate | Lyle Rowland (I) |
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156 | No candidate | Jeff Justus (I) |
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157 | No candidate | Mike Moon: 11,632 (I) |
Stephanie Davis: 4,050 (Ind.) |
158 | No candidate | Scott Fitzpatrick (I) |
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159 | No candidate | Bill Lant (I) |
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160 | No candidate | Bill Reiboldt (I) |
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161 | No candidate | Bill White (I) |
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162 | No candidate | Charlie Davis (I) |
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163 | No candidate | Cody Smith |
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Notes | • An (I) denotes an incumbent. | ||
• Candidate lists can change frequently throughout an election season. Ballotpedia staff update this list monthly. To suggest changes, click here to email our State Legislature Project. |
Primary election
2016 Missouri House primary candidates | |||
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District | Other | ||
1 | No candidate | Allen Andrews (I) |
No candidate |
2 | No candidate | J. Eggleston: 4,587 (I) Homer Curtis: 1,040 |
No candidate |
3 | No candidate | Nate Walker (I) |
No candidate |
4 | No candidate | Craig Redmon (I) |
No candidate |
5 | O.C. Latta |
Lindell Shumake (I) |
No candidate |
6 | No candidate | Tim Remole (I) |
No candidate |
7 | No candidate | John Myers: 645 Rusty Black: 4,104 |
No candidate |
8 | No candidate | Jim Neely (I) |
No candidate |
9 | No candidate | Delus Johnson (I) |
No candidate |
10 | Pat Conway (I) |
No candidate | No candidate |
11 | No candidate | Galen Higdon (I) |
No candidate |
12 | Sandy Van Wagner |
Kenneth Wilson (I) |
Glenn Gustilus (Lib.) |
13 | Tyler McCall |
Nick Marshall (I) |
No candidate |
14 | Martin Rucker II |
Kevin Corlew: 1,929 (I) Sean Pouche: 1,221 |
No candidate |
15 | Jon Carpenter (I) |
No candidate | No candidate |
16 | No candidate | Noel Shull (I) |
No candidate |
17 | Mark Ellebracht |
Nick King: 1,599 (I) Mary Hill: 1,644 |
Erik Buck (Lib.) |
18 | Lauren Arthur (I) |
No candidate | No candidate |
19 | Manny Abarca: 768 Ingrid Burnett: 787 |
No candidate | No candidate |
20 | Mike Englert |
Bill Kidd: 1,919 (I) Christopher Dale: 1,114 |
No candidate |
21 | Ira Anders (I) |
Vicki Riley |
No candidate |
22 | Brandon Ellington (I) |
No candidate | No candidate |
23 | Randy Dunn: 1,758 (I) Derron Black: 496 |
No candidate | No candidate |
24 | Judy Morgan (I) |
No candidate | No candidate |
25 | Greg Razer |
No candidate | No candidate |
26 | Gail McCann Beatty (I) |
No candidate | No candidate |
27 | Bonnaye Mims: 1,202 (I) Richard Brown: 2,237 |
No candidate | No candidate |
28 | Jim Aziere: 947 Josh Greene: 202 Jerome Barnes: 1,212 Pat Riehle: 128 Diane Krizek: 582 |
Bill Van Buskirk |
No candidate |
29 | Rory Rowland (I) |
No candidate | No candidate |
30 | No candidate | Mike Cierpiot (I) |
No candidate |
31 | No candidate | Sheila Solon: 1,592 (I) Dan Stacy: 1,926 |
No candidate |
32 | No candidate | Jeanie Lauer (I) |
No candidate |
33 | Chase Linder: 1,295 Syed Asif: 214 |
Donna Pfautsch (I) |
No candidate |
34 | No candidate | Rebecca Roeber (I) |
No candidate |
35 | No candidate | Gary Cross (I) |
No candidate |
36 | Daron McGee (I) |
No candidate | |
37 | Joe Runions (I) |
No candidate | No candidate |
38 | No candidate | T.J. Berry (I) |
Brian Lautenschlager (Lib.) |
39 | No candidate | Joe Don McGaugh (I) |
No candidate |
40 | No candidate | Jim Hansen (I) |
No candidate |
41 | No candidate | Randy Pietzman (I) |
No candidate |
42 | No candidate | Bart Korman (I) |
No candidate |
43 | Ed Lockwood |
Jay Houghton (I) |
No candidate |
44 | Tom Pauley |
Cheri Reisch |
No candidate |
45 | Kip Kendrick (I) |
No candidate | No candidate |
46 | Cathy Richards: 1,198 Martha Stevens: 3,541 |
Don Waterman |
No candidate |
47 | Susan McClintic |
Chuck Basye (I) |
No candidate |
48 | No candidate | Dave Muntzel (I) |
No candidate |
49 | No candidate | Travis Fitzwater (I) |
No candidate |
50 | No candidate | Caleb Jones (I) |
No candidate |
51 | John Cozart |
Dean Dohrman (I) |
No candidate |
52 | Kyle Garner |
Nathan Beard (I) |
No candidate |
53 | No candidate | Glen Kolkmeyer (I) |
No candidate |
54 | Bob Gregory |
Dan Houx |
Steve Daugherty (Lib.) |
55 | Ashley Beard-Fosnow |
Rick Brattin (I) |
No candidate |
56 | DJ Rash |
Jack Bondon (I) |
No candidate |
57 | William Grimes |
Wanda Brown (I) |
No candidate |
58 | Travis Maupin |
David Wood: 4,278 (I) Alex Stafford: 474 Mike Staton: 1,853 |
No candidate |
59 | No candidate | Mike Bernskoetter: 6,643 (I) Randy Dinwiddie: 965 |
No candidate |
60 | Kevin Nelson |
Jay Barnes (I) |
No candidate |
61 | Tom Smith |
Justin Alferman (I) |
No candidate |
62 | No candidate | Thomas Hurst (I) |
No candidate |
63 | Liz Gattra |
Bryan Spencer (I) |
No candidate |
64 | Mark Routburg |
Robert Cornejo (I) |
No candidate |
65 | Kenny Biermann |
Adam Schnelting: 2,629 Tom Hannegan: 2,747 |
Dean Hodge (Lib.) |
66 | Tommie Pierson Jr.: 2,131 Khalil Abdul Mumin: 565 Marlene Terry: 1,181 |
John Saxton |
No candidate |
67 | Alan Green: 4,006 (I) Shelia Thompson: 2,007 |
No candidate | No candidate |
68 | Jay Mosley: 2,267 Bert Atkins: 1,750 |
No candidate | No candidate |
69 | Gretchen Bangert: 2,539 Jerry Burke: 959 |
No candidate | No candidate |
70 | Byron DeLear |
Andrew Purcell: 1,190 Mark Matthiesen: 2,171 |
No candidate |
71 | Bryan Like: 709 Sue Meredith: 2,263 (I) |
Jim Cain |
No candidate |
72 | Mary Nichols (I) |
Dan Hyatt |
No candidate |
73 | Daniel Wibracht: 735 Courtney Curtis: 1,078 (I) Eileen McGeoghegan: 469 Lee Smith: 1,018 |
No candidate | No candidate |
74 | Cora Walker: 2,886 Don Houston: 552 |
No candidate | No candidate |
75 | Alan Gray: 2,919 Teona McGhaw-Boure: 1,678 |
No candidate | No candidate |
76 | Joshua Peters (I) |
No candidate | No candidate |
77 | Jesse Todd: 966 Steve Roberts (Missouri state legislator): 1,900 John Collins-Muhammad: 1,280 Brian Elsesser: 656 |
No candidate | No candidate |
78 [3] | Bruce Franks Penny Hubbard (I) |
Erik Shelquist |
No candidate |
79 | Michael Butler (I) |
No candidate | Dan Elder (Lib.) |
80 | Ben Murray: 2,252 Peter Merideth: 3,442 |
No candidate | No candidate |
81 | Fred Wessels: 1,839 Steve Butz: 1,363 Adam Kustra: 611 |
No candidate | No candidate |
82 | Donna Baringer |
Robert Crump |
No candidate |
83 | Gina Mitten (I) |
No candidate | Andrew Bolin (Lib.) |
84 | Karla May (I) |
No candidate | No candidate |
85 | Clem Smith (I) |
Steven McKnight |
No candidate |
86 | Joe Adams (I) |
No candidate | No candidate |
87 | Stacey Newman (I) |
No candidate | No candidate |
88 | Tracy McCreery (I) |
No candidate | Steven Robnak (Lib.) |
89 | Jack Schilligo |
Dean Plocher (I) |
No candidate |
90 | Deb Lavender (I) |
Mark Milton |
No candidate |
91 | Sarah Unsicker |
Greg Mueller |
No candidate |
92 | Genise Montecillo (I) |
Daniel Bogle |
No candidate |
93 | Bob Burns (I) |
Landry Sorbel |
No candidate |
94 | Vicki Englund |
Cloria Brown (I) |
No candidate |
95 | Glenn Koenen |
Marsha Haefner (I) |
No candidate |
96 | No candidate | Dan Reuter: 2,366 David Gregory: 3,944 |
No candidate |
97 | No candidate | John McCaherty (I) |
Tracy Scott (Lib.) |
98 | Nancy Craig |
Shamed Dogan (I) |
No candidate |
99 | Bill Pinkston |
Richard LaViolette: 513 Philip Oehlerking: 1,032 Jean Evans: 1,529 Nicholas Gerth: 817 |
No candidate |
100 | No candidate | Mike Allen: 2,337 Derek Grier: 3,332 |
No candidate |
101 | Dennis Lavallee |
Joy Krieger: 541 Bruce DeGroot: 2,030 Anne Gassel: 1,345 Noreen McCann: 1,681 |
No candidate |
102 | No candidate | Kurt Bahr (I) |
No candidate |
103 | Marguerite Dillworth |
John Wiemann (I) |
Charles Hull (Lib.) |
104 | Peggy Sherwin |
Kathie Conway (I) |
No candidate |
105 | Brian Stiens |
Phil Christofanelli |
No candidate |
106 | Michael Dorwart |
Chrissy Sommer: 3,149 (I) Mary West: 1,587 |
No candidate |
107 | Curtis Wylde |
Nick Schroer: 3,195 Rick Lucas: 1,264 |
No candidate |
108 | Ed Shew |
Justin Hill: 3,524 (I) Jeff Schwentker: 2,400 |
No candidate |
109 | No candidate | Paul Curtman (I) |
No candidate |
110 | No candidate | Kirk Mathews (I) |
No candidate |
111 | Del Viehland |
Shane Roden: 1,971 (I) Ryan Jones: 197 Jason Jarvis: 808 Gary Bonacker: 1,263 Tammy Orzel: 286 |
No candidate |
112 | Robert Butler |
Rob Vescovo (I) |
No candidate |
113 | Mike Evans: 685 Karen Settlemoir-Berg: 988 |
Dan Shaul (I) |
No candidate |
114 | No candidate | Becky Ruth (I) |
No candidate |
115 | Barbara Stocker |
Elaine Gannon (I) |
Charles Bigelow (Lib.) |
116 | No candidate | Kevin Engler (I) |
No candidate |
117 | Travis Barnes |
Mike Miller: 1,104 Mike Henderson: 1,617 |
No candidate |
118 | Ben Harris (I) |
No candidate | No candidate |
119 | No candidate | Greg Pugh: 1,759 Nate Tate: 2,697 Ron Blum: 1,609 |
No candidate |
120 | No candidate | Jason Chipman (I) |
No candidate |
121 | No candidate | Keith Frederick (I) |
No candidate |
122 | No candidate | Steve Lynch (I) |
No candidate |
123 | No candidate | Diane Franklin (I) |
No candidate |
124 | No candidate | Rocky Miller (I) |
No candidate |
125 | No candidate | Warren Love (I) |
No candidate |
126 | No candidate | Patricia Pike (I) |
No candidate |
127 | No candidate | Mike Kelley (I) |
No candidate |
128 | No candidate | Roy Harms: 2,189 Mike Stephens: 3,959 Rick Vance: 1,635 |
No candidate |
129 | No candidate | Sandy Crawford (I) |
No candidate |
130 | Ella Goeppinger |
Jeffrey Messenger (I) |
No candidate |
131 | Nate Branscom |
Sonya Anderson (I) |
Arthur Hodge (Lib.) |
132 | Crystal Quade: 901 Bob Sweere: 511 |
Thomas Quinn: 670 Tyler Hobbs: 655 |
Chris Burros (Lib.) |
133 | Jim Clemmons |
Curtis Trent: 1,913 Matthew Sims: 918 David Cort: 798 Mike Goodart: 1,029 |
No candidate |
134 | Angela Pryor |
Elijah Haahr (I) |
Daniel Romine (Lib.) |
135 | Randy Alberhasky |
Steve Helms |
David Carr (Lib.) |
136 | Jeff Munzinger |
Kevin Austin (I) |
No candidate |
137 | No candidate | Jake Myers: 1,763 Lyndall Fraker: 4,584 (I) |
No candidate |
138 | No candidate | Don Phillips (I) |
No candidate |
139 | No candidate | Jered Taylor (I) |
No candidate |
140 | Jim Billedo |
Lynn Morris (I) |
No candidate |
141 | No candidate | Stan Coday: 3,443 Hannah Kelly: 3,489 |
No candidate |
142 | Bobby Johnston |
Robert Ross (I) |
No candidate |
143 | No candidate | Bobby Simpson: 3,007 Jeff Pogue: 4,056 (I) |
No candidate |
144 | No candidate | Paul Fitzwater (I) |
No candidate |
145 | Ronald Pember |
Rick Francis: 3,956 Chad Unterreiner: 2,186 |
Tori Proffer (Constitution) |
146 | No candidate | Donna Lichtenegger (I) |
No candidate |
147 | No candidate | Kathryn Swan (I) |
Greg Tlapek (Lib.) |
148 | No candidate | Holly Rehder (I) |
No candidate |
149 | Brantley Atchley |
Don Rone (I) |
No candidate |
150 | Lena Samford |
Andrew McDaniel (I) |
No candidate |
151 | No candidate | Tila Hubrecht (I) |
No candidate |
152 | No candidate | Todd Richardson (I) |
No candidate |
153 | Matt Michel |
Steve Cookson (I) |
No candidate |
154 | No candidate | Shawn Rhoads (I) |
Terry Hampton (Unaffiliated) |
155 | No candidate | Mike Lind: 1,895 Lyle Rowland: 5,965 (I) |
No candidate |
156 | No candidate | Jeffery Justus (I) |
No candidate |
157 | No candidate | Mike Moon (I) |
No candidate |
158 | No candidate | Scott Fitzpatrick (I) |
No candidate |
159 | No candidate | Bill Lant (I) |
No candidate |
160 | No candidate | Bill Reiboldt (I) |
No candidate |
161 | No candidate | Bill White (I) |
No candidate |
162 | No candidate | Charlie Davis (I) |
No candidate |
163 | No candidate | Bill Birkes: 1,144 Cody Smith: 2,926 Steve Leibbrand: 576 |
No candidate |
Notes | • An (I) denotes an incumbent. | ||
• Candidate lists can change frequently throughout an election season. Ballotpedia staff update this list monthly. To suggest changes, click here to email our State Legislature Project. |
Margins of victory
The average margin of victory for contested races in the Missouri House of Representatives in 2016 was higher than the national average. Out of 163 races in the Missouri House of Representatives in 2016, 84 were contested, meaning at least two candidates competed for that seat in the general election. The average margin of victory across these races was 36.9 percent. Across contested single-winner state legislative elections in 2016, the average margin of victory was 29.01 percent.[4]
Democratic candidates in the Missouri House of Representatives saw larger margins of victory than Republican candidates in 2016. Democrats won 46 races. In the 23 races where a winning Democrat faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 37.7 percent. Republicans won 117 races in 2016. In the 61 races where a winning Republican faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 36.6 percent. |
More Republican candidates than Democratic candidates saw margins of victory that were less than 10 percentage points. Seven of the 84 contested races in 2016—8.3 percent—saw margins of victory that were 10 percent or less. Four races saw margins of victory that were 5 percent or less. Republicans won four races with margins of victory of 10 percent or less. |
Missouri House of Representatives: 2016 Margins of Victory Less than 10 Percent District Winning Party Margin of Victory District 14 R 5.0 percent District 17 D 4.7 percent District 70 R 5.8 percent District 92 D 4.7 percent District 94 R 2.2 percent District 132 D 9.7 percent District 135 R 6.2 percent
The average margin of victory for incumbents in the Missouri House of Representatives who ran for re-election and won in 2016 was higher than the national average. 124 incumbents who ran for re-election in 2016 won. The average margin of victory for the 59 winning Missouri House of Representatives incumbents who faced a challenger in 2016 was 39.5 percent. The average margin of victory for all winning incumbents in contested single-winner state legislative elections in 2016 was 31.8 percent. |
Democratic incumbents in the Missouri House of Representatives saw larger margins of victory than Republican incumbents. 27 Democratic incumbents won re-election. In the 11 races where a winning Democratic incumbent faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 42.1 percent. 97 Republican incumbents won re-election. In the 48 races where a winning Republican incumbent faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 38.9 percent. |
Missouri House of Representatives: 2016 Margin of Victory Analysis Party Elections won Average margin of victory[5] Races with incumbent victories Average margin of victory for incumbents[5] Unopposed incumbents Unopposed races Percent unopposed Democratic 46 37.7 percent 27 42.1 percent 16 23 50.0 percent Republican 117 36.6 percent 97 38.9 percent 49 56 47.9 percent Total 163 36.9 percent 124 39.5 percent 65 79 48.5 percent
Click [show] on the tables below to see the margin of victory in Missouri House of Representatives districts in 2016.
Missouri House of Representatives: 2016 Margin of Victory by District | ||
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District | Winning Party | Margin of Victory |
District 1 | R | Unopposed |
District 2 | R | Unopposed |
District 3 | R | Unopposed |
District 4 | R | Unopposed |
District 5 | D | 49.0 percent |
District 6 | D | Unopposed |
District 7 | D | Unopposed |
District 8 | D | Unopposed |
District 9 | R | Unopposed |
District 10 | R | Unopposed |
District 11 | D | Unopposed |
District 12 | D | 25.7 percent |
District 13 | D | 18.1 percent |
District 14 | D | 5.0 percent |
District 15 | R | Unopposed |
District 16 | R | Unopposed |
District 17 | R | 4.7 percent |
District 18 | R | Unopposed |
District 19 | R | 53.2 percent |
District 20 | R | 33.0 percent |
District 21 | D | 15.1 percent |
District 22 | R | Unopposed |
District 23 | R | Unopposed |
District 24 | R | Unopposed |
District 25 | R | Unopposed |
District 26 | R | Unopposed |
District 27 | R | Unopposed |
District 28 | R | 20.3 percent |
District 29 | R | Unopposed |
District 30 | R | Unopposed |
District 31 | R | Unopposed |
District 32 | R | Unopposed |
District 33 | R | 40.5 percent |
District 34 | R | Unopposed |
District 35 | R | Unopposed |
District 36 | R | Unopposed |
District 37 | D | Unopposed |
District 38 | D | 54.1 percent |
District 39 | R | Unopposed |
District 40 | D | Unopposed |
District 41 | R | Unopposed |
District 42 | R | Unopposed |
District 43 | R | 45.3 percent |
District 44 | R | 11.5 percent |
District 45 | R | 42.4 percent |
District 46 | R | 25.3 percent |
District 47 | R | 12.1 percent |
District 48 | R | 61.2 percent |
District 49 | R | Unopposed |
District 50 | D | Unopposed |
District 51 | D | 90.3 percent |
District 52 | R | 41.0 percent |
District 53 | R | Unopposed |
District 54 | D | 39.5 percent |
District 55 | D | 26.7 percent |
District 56 | R | 36.3 percent |
District 57 | R | 34.1 percent |
District 58 | R | 62.1 percent |
District 59 | R | Unopposed |
District 60 | R | 28.5 percent |
District 61 | R | 53.3 percent |
District 62 | R | Unopposed |
District 63 | R | 41.1 percent |
District 64 | R | 32.4 percent |
District 65 | R | 11.3 percent |
District 66 | R | 77.5 percent |
District 67 | R | Unopposed |
District 68 | R | 14.2 percent |
District 69 | R | Unopposed |
District 70 | R | 5.8 percent |
District 71 | D | 25.3 percent |
District 72 | D | 31.2 percent |
District 73 | R | Unopposed |
District 74 | R | Unopposed |
District 75 | R | Unopposed |
District 76 | R | Unopposed |
District 77 | R | Unopposed |
District 78 | D | 72.6 percent |
District 79 | D | 78.5 percent |
District 80 | D | 69.2 percent |
District 81 | D | Unopposed |
District 82 | R | 40.9 percent |
District 83 | D | 52.5 percent |
District 84 | D | Unopposed |
District 85 | D | 63.2 percent |
District 86 | R | 72.9 percent |
District 87 | D | Unopposed |
District 88 | D | 43.4 percent |
District 89 | D | 30.2 percent |
District 90 | D | 11.4 percent |
District 91 | D | 13.0 percent |
District 92 | R | 4.7 percent |
District 93 | R | 27.2 percent |
District 94 | D | 2.2 percent |
District 95 | R | 26.1 percent |
District 96 | R | Unopposed |
District 97 | D | 48.8 percent |
District 98 | D | 22.6 percent |
District 99 | D | 15.7 percent |
District 100 | D | Unopposed |
District 101 | D | 44.3 percent |
District 102 | D | Unopposed |
District 103 | R | 38.3 percent |
District 104 | D | 27.1 percent |
District 105 | R | 25.5 percent |
District 106 | R | 17.9 percent |
District 107 | R | 28.3 percent |
District 108 | R | 36.3 percent |
District 109 | R | 62.2 percent |
District 110 | R | Unopposed |
District 111 | R | 33.0 percent |
District 112 | D | 19.3 percent |
District 113 | R | 15.7 percent |
District 114 | R | Unopposed |
District 115 | R | 41.7 percent |
District 116 | D | Unopposed |
District 117 | D | 13.5 percent |
District 118 | D | Unopposed |
District 119 | D | Unopposed |
District 120 | D | Unopposed |
District 121 | D | Unopposed |
District 122 | D | Unopposed |
District 123 | D | Unopposed |
District 124 | D | Unopposed |
District 125 | D | Unopposed |
District 126 | D | Unopposed |
District 127 | D | 71.6 percent |
District 128 | D | 70.9 percent |
District 129 | D | 77.1 percent |
District 130 | D | 58.2 percent |
District 131 | D | 40.4 percent |
District 132 | D | 9.7 percent |
District 133 | D | 36.6 percent |
District 134 | R | 21.2 percent |
District 135 | D | 6.2 percent |
District 136 | R | 24.6 percent |
District 137 | R | Unopposed |
District 138 | R | Unopposed |
District 139 | D | Unopposed |
District 140 | D | 53.8 percent |
District 141 | D | Unopposed |
District 142 | D | 63.0 percent |
District 143 | R | Unopposed |
District 144 | D | Unopposed |
District 145 | R | 60.9 percent |
District 146 | R | Unopposed |
District 147 | R | 47.3 percent |
District 148 | D | Unopposed |
District 149 | R | 14.4 percent |
District 150 | D | 35.2 percent |
District 151 | R | Unopposed |
District 152 | R | Unopposed |
District 153 | R | 49.8 percent |
District 154 | D | 49.9 percent |
District 155 | R | Unopposed |
District 156 | R | Unopposed |
District 157 | R | 48.4 percent |
District 158 | R | Unopposed |
District 159 | R | Unopposed |
District 160 | R | Unopposed |
District 161 | R | Unopposed |
District 162 | R | Unopposed |
District 163 | R | Unopposed |
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Missouri elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Missouri in 2016.
Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
November 7, 2015 | Ballot access | Filing period opens for presidential preference primary | |
December 22, 2015 | Ballot access | Filing period closes for presidential preference primary | |
January 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | January quarterly report due (for period ending December 31, 2015) | |
February 23, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing period opens for primary election | |
March 15, 2016 | Election date | Presidential preference primary election | |
March 29, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing period closes for primary election | |
April 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | April quarterly report due (for period ending March 31, 2016) | |
July 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | July quarterly report due (for period ending June 30, 2016) | |
July 19, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing period opens for general election | |
July 25, 2016 | Campaign finance | 8-day before election report due (primary) | |
August 2, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
August 23, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing period closes for general election | |
September 1, 2016 | Campaign finance | 30-day after election report due (primary) | |
October 17, 2016 | Campaign finance | October quarterly report due (for period ending September 30, 2016) | |
October 31, 2016 | Campaign finance | 8-day before election report due (general) | |
November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
December 8, 2016 | Campaign finance | 30-day after election report due (general) | |
Sources: Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 Missouri Election Calendar," accessed June 12, 2015 Missouri Ethics Commission, "2016 Campaign Finance Filing Requirements and Dates," accessed July 17, 2015 |
Competitiveness
Candidates unopposed by a major party
In 97 of the 163 districts that were up for election in 2016, there was only one major party candidate running for election. A total of 31 Democrats and 66 Republicans were guaranteed election barring unforeseen circumstances.
Two major party candidates faced off in the general election in 66 (40.4%) of the 163 districts up for election.
Primary challenges
Nineteen incumbents faced primary competition on August 2. Thirty-three seats were open and another 111 incumbents advanced past the primary without opposition. The following incumbents were defeated in the primary:
- District 17: Nick King (R)
- District 27: Bonnaye Mims (D)
- District 31: Sheila Solon (R)
- District 78: Penny Hubbard (D)
Retired incumbents
Thirty-three incumbents did not run for re-election, while 129 incumbents ran for re-election. One seat was vacant in District 101. A list of those retiring incumbents, 16 Democrats and 17 Republicans, can be found above.
Impact of term limits
- See also: State legislatures with term limits
The Missouri House of Representatives has been a term-limited state house since Missouri voters approved Amendment 12 in 1992. Amendment 12 created Section 8 of Article III of the Missouri Constitution, limiting members of the state house to 4 two-year terms. As with five other states, this is a lifetime limit. (Section 8 was later amended by Amendment 3 in 2002 so that it does not apply to partial terms.)
There are 163 members of the Missouri House of Representatives. In 2016, twenty-one of them who were current members, nine Democrats and 12 Republicans, were ineligible to run again in November.
The state representatives who are term-limited in 2016 were:
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Results from 2014
There were 6,057 seats in 87 chambers with elections in 2014. All three aspects of Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Index—the number of open seats, incumbents facing primary opposition, and general elections between partisan candidates—showed poor results compared to the prior election cycle. States with elections in 2014 held fewer general elections between partisan candidates. Additionally, fewer incumbents faced primary opposition and more incumbents ran for re-election than in recent years.
Since 2010, when the Competitiveness Index was established, there had not been an even-year election cycle to do statistically worse in any of the three categories. See the following chart for a breakdown of those scores between each year.
Overall Competitiveness | |||
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2010 | 2012 | 2014 | |
Competitiveness Index | 36.2 | 35.8 | 31.4 |
% Open Seats | 18.6% | 21.2% | 17.0% |
% Incumbent with primary challenge | 22.7% | 24.6% | 20.1% |
% Candidates with major party opposition | 67.3% | 61.7% | 57.0% |
The following table details Missouri's rates for open seats, incumbents that faced primary challenges, and major party competition in the 2014 general election.
Missouri General Assembly 2014 Competitiveness | ||||
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% Open Seats | % Incumbent with primary challenge | % Candidates with major party opposition | Competitiveness Index | Overall rank |
16.7% | 13.3% | 50.6% | 26.9 | 30 |
Historical context
Uncontested elections: In 2014, 32.8 percent of Americans lived in states with an uncontested state senate election. Similarly, 40.4 percent of Americans lived in states with uncontested house elections. Primary elections were uncontested even more frequently, with 61 percent of people living in states with no contested primaries. Uncontested elections often occur in locations that are so politically one-sided that the result of an election would be a foregone conclusion regardless of whether it was contested or not.
Open seats: In most cases, an incumbent will run for re-election, which decreases the number of open seats available. In 2014, 83 percent of the 6,057 seats up for election saw the incumbent running for re-election. The states that impose term limits on their legislatures typically see a higher percentage of open seats in a given year because a portion of incumbents in each election are forced to leave office. Overall, the number of open seats decreased from 2012 to 2014, dropping from 21.2 percent in 2012 to 17.0 percent in 2014.
Incumbent win rates: Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of elections between 1972 and 2014 documented the high propensity for incumbents to win re-election in state legislative elections. In fact, since 1972, the win rate for incumbents had not dropped below 90 percent—with the exception of 1974, when 88 percent of incumbents were re-elected to their seats. Perhaps most importantly, the win rate for incumbents generally increased over time. In 2014, 96.5 percent of incumbents were able to retain their seats. Common convention holds that incumbents are able to leverage their office to maintain their seat. However, the high incumbent win rate may actually be a result of incumbents being more likely to hold seats in districts that are considered safe for their party.
Marginal primaries: Often, competitiveness is measured by examining the rate of elections that have been won by amounts that are considered marginal (5 percent or less). During the 2014 election, 90.1 percent of primary and general election races were won by margins higher than 5 percent. Interestingly, it is usually the case that only one of the two races—primary or general—will be competitive at a time. This means that if a district's general election is competitive, typically one or more of the district's primaries were won by more than 5 percent. The reverse is also true: If a district sees a competitive primary, it is unlikely that the general election for that district will be won by less than 5 percent. Primaries often see very low voter turnout in comparison to general elections. In 2014, there were only 27 million voters for state legislative primaries, but approximately 107 million voters for the state legislative general elections.
Campaign contributions
The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State House in Missouri in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State House races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.[6]
Missouri House of Representatives Donations | ||
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Year | Candidates | Amount |
2014 | 328 | $16,690,348 |
2012 | 363 | $16,142,002 |
2010 | 400 | $17,099,892 |
2008 | 345 | $14,101,428 |
2006 | 350 | $12,102,755 |
State comparison
The map below shows the average contributions to 2014 candidates for state houses. The average contributions raised by state house candidates in 2014 was $59,983. Missouri, at $50,885 per candidate, is ranked 18 of 45 for state house chambers with the highest average contributions. Hover your mouse over a state to see the average campaign contributions for that state’s house candidates in 2014.[6][7]
Qualifications
To be eligible to serve in the Missouri House of Representatives, a candidate must:[8]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Republicans reclaimed two seats left vacant prior to the election.
- ↑ Under Ballotpedia's competitiveness criteria, districts that have a margin of victory of less than 5 percent are considered highly competitive. Districts that have a margin of victory from 5 to 10 percent are considered mildly competitive.
- ↑ A special election was held on September 16 to determine the winner of the Democratic primary.
- ↑ This calculation excludes chambers that had elections where two or more members were elected in a race. These chambers are the Arizona House, the New Hampshire House, the North Dakota House, the South Dakota House, the Vermont House, the Vermont Senate, and the West Virginia House.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Excludes unopposed elections
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 followthemoney.org, "Contributions to candidates and committees in elections in Missouri," accessed July 28, 2015
- ↑ This map relies on data collected in July 2015.
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2012 Elected Officials Qualifications," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.