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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]

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Republicans fielded unopposed candidates in 66 districts, while Democrats had 31 unchallenged candidates.
  • There were thirty-three open seats—15 Democratic and 18 Republican—in 2016. Seventeen of those seats had general election competition.
  • If Democrats were to make any gains, it would have been in the 66 districts that had general election competition between two major party candidates; only seven seats were competitive or mildly competitive in 2014.[2]
  • 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
    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:

    Name Party Current Office
    Mike Lair Ends.png Republican House District 7
    John Rizzo Electiondot.png Democratic House District 19
    Jeremy LaFaver Electiondot.png Democratic House District 25
    Tom McDonald Electiondot.png Democratic House District 28
    Caleb Rowden Ends.png Republican House District 44
    Stephen Webber Electiondot.png Democratic House District 46
    Denny Hoskins Ends.png Republican House District 54
    Anne Zerr Ends.png Republican House District 65
    Tommie Pierson Sr. Electiondot.png Democratic House District 66
    Margo McNeil Electiondot.png Democratic House District 69
    Bill Otto Electiondot.png Democratic House District 70
    Sharon Pace Electiondot.png Democratic House District 74
    Rochelle Walton Gray Electiondot.png Democratic House District 75
    Kimberly Gardner Electiondot.png Democratic House District 77
    Michael Colona Electiondot.png Democratic House District 80
    Jacob Hummel Electiondot.png Democratic House District 81
    Michele Kratky Electiondot.png Democratic House District 82
    Jeanne Kirkton Electiondot.png Democratic House District 91
    Genise Montecillo Electiondot.png Democratic House District 92
    Mike Leara Ends.png Republican House District 96
    Andrew Koenig Ends.png Republican House District 99
    Sue Allen Ends.png Republican House District 100
    Mark A. Parkinson Ends.png Republican House District 105
    Ron Hicks Ends.png Republican House District 107
    Linda Black Ends.png Republican House District 117
    Dave Hinson Ends.png Republican House District 119
    Sue Entlicher Ends.png Republican House District 128
    Charlie Norr Electiondot.png Democratic House District 132
    Eric Burlison Ends.png Republican House District 133
    Lincoln Hough Ends.png Republican House District 135
    Tony Dugger Ends.png Republican House District 141
    Shelley Keeney Ends.png Republican House District 145
    Tom Flanigan Ends.png Republican House District 163

    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 »

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    • 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

    State House District 73 (D)

    Three Democratic candidates challenged the Democratic incumbent.
    Courtney Curtis (Inc.)       Eileen McGeoghegan       Lee Smith       Daniel Wibracht

    State House District 101 (R)

    Four Republican candidates competed for the open seat vacated by a Republican incumbent.
    Bruce DeGroot       Anne Gassel       Joy Krieger       Noreen McCann

    General election contests

    State House District 14

    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
    District Democratic Party Democrat Republican Party Republican Other
    1 No candidate Allen Andrews (I) Approveda
    2 No candidate J. Eggleston (I) Approveda
    3 No candidate Nate Walker (I) Approveda
    4 No candidate Craig Redmon (I) Approveda
    5 O.C. Latta: 4,326 Lindell Shumake: 12,629 (I) Approveda
    6 No candidate Tim Remole (I) Approveda
    7 No candidate Rusty Black Approveda
    8 No candidate Jim Neely (I) Approveda
    9 No candidate Delus Johnson (I) Approveda
    10 Pat Conway (I) Approveda No candidate
    11 No candidate Galen Higdon (I) Approveda
    12 Sandy Van Wagner: 7,003 Ken Wilson: 12,055 (I) Approveda Glenn Gustilus: 586 (L)
    13 Tyler McCall: 8,636 Nick Marshall: 12,440 (I) Approveda
    14 Martin Rucker II: 9,316 Kevin Corlew: 10,295 (I) Approveda
    15 Jon Carpenter (I) Approveda No candidate
    16 No candidate Noel Shull (I) Approveda
    17 Mark Ellebracht: 8,979 Approveda Mary Hill: 8,146 Erik Buck: 649 (L)
    18 Lauren Arthur (I) Approveda No candidate
    19 Ingrid Burnett: 5,479 Approveda No candidate Valorie Engholm: 1,674 (G)
    20 Mike Englert: 5,023 Bill Kidd: 9,972 (I) Approveda
    21 Ira Anders: 8,331 (I) Approveda Vicki Riley: 6,145
    22 Brandon Ellington (I) Approveda No candidate
    23 Randy Dunn (I) Approveda No candidate
    24 Judy Morgan (I) Approveda No candidate
    25 Greg Razer Approveda No candidate
    26 Gail Beatty (I) Approveda No candidate
    27 Richard Brown Approveda No candidate
    28 Jerome Barnes: 9,143 Approveda Bill Van Buskirk: 6,062
    29 Rory Rowland (I) Approveda No candidate
    30 No candidate Mike Cierpiot (I) Approveda
    31 No candidate Dan Stacy Approveda
    32 No candidate Jeanie Lauer (I) Approveda
    33 Chase Linder: 5,127 Donna Pfautsch: 12,115 (I) Approveda
    34 No candidate Rebecca Roeber (I) Approveda
    35 No candidate Gary Cross (I) Approveda
    36 DaRon McGee (I) Approveda No candidate
    37 Joe Runions (I) Approveda No candidate
    38 No candidate T.J. Berry: 13,391 (I) Approveda Brian Lautenschlager: 3,993 (L)
    39 No candidate Joe Don McGaugh (I) Approveda
    40 No candidate Jim Hansen (I) Approveda
    41 No candidate Randy Pietzman (I) Approveda
    42 No candidate Bart Korman (I) Approveda
    43 Ed Lockwood: 3,861 Jay Houghton: 10,258 (I) Approveda
    44 Tom Pauley: 7,309 Cheri Reisch: 9,200 Approveda
    45 Kip Kendrick: 8,688 (I) Approveda No candidate William Lee: 3,516 (Ind.)
    46 Martha Stevens: 12,140 Approveda Don Waterman: 7,238
    47 Susan McClintic: 7,473 Chuck Basye: 9,532 (I) Approveda
    48 No candidate Dave Muntzel: 12,277 (I) Approveda Debbie Dilks: 2,959 (Ind.)
    49 No candidate Travis Fitzwater (I) Approveda
    50 No candidate Caleb Jones (I) Approveda
    51 John Cozort: 491 Dean Dohrman: 9,648 (I) Approveda
    52 Kyle Garner: 4,037 Nathan Beard: 9,638 (I) Approveda
    53 No candidate Glen Kolkmeyer (I) Approveda
    54 Bob Gregory: 4,098 Dan Houx: 10,100 Approveda Steve Daugherty: 1,006 (L)
    55 Ashley Beard-Fosnow: 7,139 Rick Brattin: 12,350 (I) Approveda
    56 DJ Rash: 5,252 Jack Bondon: 11,237 (I) Approveda
    57 William Grimes: 5,338 Wanda Brown: 10,857 (I) Approveda
    58 Travis Maupin: 2,708 David Wood: 11,585 (I) Approveda
    59 No candidate Mike Bernskoetter (I) Approveda
    60 Kevin Nelson: 6,202 Jason Barnes: 11,139 (I) Approveda
    61 Tom Smith: 4,339 Justin Alferman: 14,255 (I) Approveda
    62 No candidate Tom Hurst (I) Approveda
    63 Liz Gattra: 6,530 Bryan Spencer: 15,627 (I) Approveda
    64 Mark Routburg: 6,567 Robert Cornejo: 12,852 (I) Approveda
    65 Kenny Biermann: 7,684 Tom Hannegan: 9,716 Approveda Dean Hodge: 545 (L)
    66 Tommie Pierson Jr.: 11,882 Approveda John Saxton: 1,503
    67 Alan Green (I) Approveda No candidate
    68 Jay Mosley: 9,863 Approveda No candidate Keith English: 7,414 (I) (Ind.)
    69 Gretchen Bangert Approveda No candidate
    70 Byron DeLear: 8,447 Mark Matthiesen: 9,491 Approveda
    71 Sue Meredith: 10,699 (I) Approveda Jim Cain: 6,385
    72 Mary Nichols: 10,073 (I) Approveda Dan Hyatt: 5,287
    73 Courtney Curtis (I) Approveda No candidate
    74 Cora Walker Approveda No candidate
    75 Alan Gray Approveda No candidate
    76 Joshua Peters (I) Approveda No candidate
    77 Steve Roberts Approveda No candidate
    78 Bruce Franks: 10,964 Approveda Erik Shelquist: 1,744
    79 Michael Butler: 12,971 (I) Approveda No candidate Dan Elder: 1,562 (L)
    80 Peter Merideth: 12,917 Approveda No candidate Teressa Rose Ezell: 2,348 (G)
    81 Fred Wessels Approveda No candidate
    82 Donna Baringer: 12,840 Approveda Robert Crump: 5,382
    83 Gina Mitten: 13,575 (I) Approveda No candidate Andrew Bolin: 4,229 (L)
    84 Karla May (I) Approveda No candidate
    85 Clem Smith: 11,963 (I) Approveda Steven McKnight: 2,701
    86 Joe Adams: 14,582 (I) Approveda No candidate Joy Elliott: 2,284 (Ind.)
    87 Stacey Newman (I) Approveda No candidate
    88 Tracy McCreery: 12,891 (I) Approveda No candidate Steven Robnak: 5,092 (L)
    89 Jack Schilligo: 8,207 Dean Plocher: 15,310 (I) Approveda
    90 Deb Lavender: 12,844 (I) Approveda Mark Milton: 10,214
    91 Sarah Unsicker: 12,287 Approveda Greg Mueller: 9,458
    92 Doug Beck: 9,727 Approveda Daniel Bogle: 8,857
    93 Bob Burns: 9,081 (I) Approveda Landry Sorbel: 5,203
    94 Vicki Englund: 8,582 Cloria Brown: 8,969 (I) Approveda
    95 Glenn Koenen: 7,565 Marsha Haefner: 12,905 (I) Approveda
    96 No candidate David Gregory Approveda
    97 No candidate John McCaherty: 11,516 (I) Approveda Tracy Scott: 3,966 (L)
    98 Nancy Craig: 8,031 Shamed Dogan: 12,710 (I) Approveda
    99 Bill Pinkston: 7,943 Jean Evans: 10,893 Approveda
    100 No candidate Derek Grier Approveda
    101 Dennis Lavallee: 5,765 Bruce DeGroot: 14,936 Approveda
    102 No candidate Kurt Bahr (I) Approveda
    103 Marguerite Dillworth: 6,026 John Wiemann: 14,019 (I) Approveda Charles Hull: 816 (L)
    104 Peggy Sherwin: 7,064 Kathie Conway: 12,318 (I) Approveda
    105 Brian Stiens: 7,526 Phil Christofanelli: 12,859 Approveda Tim Hammack: 528 (G)
    106 Michael Dorwart: 7,281 Chrissy Sommer: 10,447 (I) Approveda
    107 Curtis Wylde: 6,826 Nick Schroer: 12,200 Approveda
    108 Ed Shew: 6,663 Justin Hill: 14,271 (I) Approveda
    109 No candidate Paul Curtman: 14,164 (I) Approveda Ellen Skiljan: 3,301 (G)
    110 No candidate Kirk Mathews (I) Approveda
    111 Del Viehland: 5,020 Shane Roden: 10,699 (I) Approveda Jon Schuessler: 1,510 (Ind.)
    112 Robert Butler: 7,278 Rob Vescovo: 10,754 (I) Approveda
    113 Karen Settlemoir-Berg: 6,995 Dan Shaul: 9,598 (I) Approveda
    114 No candidate Becky Ruth (I) Approveda
    115 Barbara Stocker: 3,972 Elaine Gannon: 10,110 (I) Approveda Charles Bigelow: 646 (L)
    116 No candidate Kevin Engler (I) Approveda
    117 Travis Barnes: 5,567 Mike Henderson: 7,302 Approveda
    118 Ben Harris (I) Approveda No candidate
    119 No candidate Nate Tate Approveda
    120 No candidate Jason Chipman (I) Approveda
    121 No candidate Keith Frederick (I) Approveda
    122 No candidate Steve Lynch (I) Approveda
    123 No candidate Diane Franklin (I) Approveda
    124 No candidate Rocky Miller (I) Approveda
    125 No candidate Warren Love (I) Approveda
    126 No candidate Patricia Pike (I) Approveda
    127 No candidate Mike Kelley: 14,646 (I) Approveda George R. Parsons: 2,424 (Ind.)
    128 No candidate Mike Stephens: 13,804 Approveda Janet Sheffield: 2,349 (Ind.)
    129 No candidate Sandy Crawford: 14,260 (I) Approveda Charles Matranga: 1,842 (Ind.)
    130 Ella Goeppinger: 3,762 Jeff Messenger: 14,247 (I) Approveda
    131 Nate Branscom: 4,148 Sonya Anderson: 10,267 (I) Approveda Arthur Hodge: 735 (L)
    132 Crystal Quade: 5,215 Approveda Thomas Quinn: 4,243 Chris Burros: 521 (L)
    133 Jim Clemmons: 5,741 Curtis Trent: 12,368 Approveda
    134 Angela Pryor: 6,313 Elijah Haahr: 9,901 (I) Approveda Daniel Romine: 741 (L)
    135 Randy Alberhasky: 7,177 Steve Helms: 8,187 Approveda David Carr: 887 (L)
    136 Jeff Munzinger: 8,214 Kevin Austin: 13,581 (I) Approveda
    137 No candidate Lyndall Fraker (I) Approveda
    138 No candidate Don Phillips (I) Approveda
    139 No candidate Jered Taylor (I) Approveda
    140 Jim Billedo: 4,175 Lynn Morris: 14,371 (I) Approveda Robert Debbaut: 413 (G)
    141 No candidate Hannah Kelly Approveda
    142 Bobby Johnston: 2,569 Robert Ross: 11,308 (I) Approveda
    143 No candidate Jeff Pogue (I) Approveda
    144 No candidate Paul Fitzwater (I) Approveda
    145 Ronald Pember: 2,873 Rick Francis: 12,773 Approveda Tori Proffer: 603 (Constitution)
    146 No candidate Donna Lichtenegger (I) Approveda
    147 No candidate Kathy Swan: 10,575 (I) Approveda Greg Tlapek: 3,782 (L)
    148 No candidate Holly Rehder (I) Approveda
    149 Brantley Atchley: 5,588 Don Rone: 7,469 (I) Approveda
    150 Lena Samford: 3,691 Andrew McDaniel: 7,692 (I) Approveda
    151 No candidate Tila Hubrecht (I) Approveda
    152 No candidate Todd Richardson (I) Approveda
    153 Matt Michel: 3,920 Steve Cookson: 11,681 (I) Approveda
    154 No candidate Shawn Rhoads: 11,563 (I) Approveda Terry Hampton: 3,868 (Unaffiliated)
    155 No candidate Lyle Rowland (I) Approveda
    156 No candidate Jeff Justus (I) Approveda
    157 No candidate Mike Moon: 11,632 (I) Approveda Stephanie Davis: 4,050 (Ind.)
    158 No candidate Scott Fitzpatrick (I) Approveda
    159 No candidate Bill Lant (I) Approveda
    160 No candidate Bill Reiboldt (I) Approveda
    161 No candidate Bill White (I) Approveda
    162 No candidate Charlie Davis (I) Approveda
    163 No candidate Cody Smith Approveda
    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
    District Democratic Party Democrat Republican Party Republican Other
    1 No candidate Allen Andrews (I) Approveda No candidate
    2 No candidate J. Eggleston: 4,587 (I) Approveda
    Homer Curtis: 1,040
    No candidate
    3 No candidate Nate Walker (I) Approveda No candidate
    4 No candidate Craig Redmon (I) Approveda No candidate
    5 O.C. Latta Approveda Lindell Shumake (I) Approveda No candidate
    6 No candidate Tim Remole (I) Approveda No candidate
    7 No candidate John Myers: 645
    Rusty Black: 4,104 Approveda
    No candidate
    8 No candidate Jim Neely (I) Approveda No candidate
    9 No candidate Delus Johnson (I) Approveda No candidate
    10 Pat Conway (I) Approveda No candidate No candidate
    11 No candidate Galen Higdon (I) Approveda No candidate
    12 Sandy Van Wagner Approveda Kenneth Wilson (I) Approveda Glenn Gustilus (Lib.) Approveda
    13 Tyler McCall Approveda Nick Marshall (I) Approveda No candidate
    14 Martin Rucker II Approveda Kevin Corlew: 1,929 (I) Approveda
    Sean Pouche: 1,221
    No candidate
    15 Jon Carpenter (I) Approveda No candidate No candidate
    16 No candidate Noel Shull (I) Approveda No candidate
    17 Mark Ellebracht Approveda Nick King: 1,599 (I)
    Mary Hill: 1,644 Approveda
    Erik Buck (Lib.) Approveda
    18 Lauren Arthur (I) Approveda No candidate No candidate
    19 Manny Abarca: 768
    Ingrid Burnett: 787 Approveda
    No candidate No candidate
    20 Mike Englert Approveda Bill Kidd: 1,919 (I) Approveda
    Christopher Dale: 1,114
    No candidate
    21 Ira Anders (I) Approveda Vicki Riley Approveda No candidate
    22 Brandon Ellington (I) Approveda No candidate No candidate
    23 Randy Dunn: 1,758 (I) Approveda
    Derron Black: 496
    No candidate No candidate
    24 Judy Morgan (I) Approveda No candidate No candidate
    25 Greg Razer Approveda No candidate No candidate
    26 Gail McCann Beatty (I) Approveda No candidate No candidate
    27 Bonnaye Mims: 1,202 (I)
    Richard Brown: 2,237 Approveda
    No candidate No candidate
    28 Jim Aziere: 947
    Josh Greene: 202
    Jerome Barnes: 1,212 Approveda
    Pat Riehle: 128
    Diane Krizek: 582
    Bill Van Buskirk Approveda No candidate
    29 Rory Rowland (I) Approveda No candidate No candidate
    30 No candidate Mike Cierpiot (I) Approveda No candidate
    31 No candidate Sheila Solon: 1,592 (I)
    Dan Stacy: 1,926 Approveda
    No candidate
    32 No candidate Jeanie Lauer (I) Approveda No candidate
    33 Chase Linder: 1,295 Approveda
    Syed Asif: 214
    Donna Pfautsch (I) Approveda No candidate
    34 No candidate Rebecca Roeber (I) Approveda No candidate
    35 No candidate Gary Cross (I) Approveda No candidate
    36 Daron McGee (I) Approveda No candidate
    37 Joe Runions (I) Approveda No candidate No candidate
    38 No candidate T.J. Berry (I) Approveda Brian Lautenschlager (Lib.) Approveda
    39 No candidate Joe Don McGaugh (I) Approveda No candidate
    40 No candidate Jim Hansen (I) Approveda No candidate
    41 No candidate Randy Pietzman (I) Approveda No candidate
    42 No candidate Bart Korman (I) Approveda No candidate
    43 Ed Lockwood Approveda Jay Houghton (I) Approveda No candidate
    44 Tom Pauley Approveda Cheri Reisch Approveda No candidate
    45 Kip Kendrick (I) Approveda No candidate No candidate
    46 Cathy Richards: 1,198
    Martha Stevens: 3,541 Approveda
    Don Waterman Approveda No candidate
    47 Susan McClintic Approveda Chuck Basye (I) Approveda No candidate
    48 No candidate Dave Muntzel (I) Approveda No candidate
    49 No candidate Travis Fitzwater (I) Approveda No candidate
    50 No candidate Caleb Jones (I) Approveda No candidate
    51 John Cozart Approveda Dean Dohrman (I) Approveda No candidate
    52 Kyle Garner Approveda Nathan Beard (I) Approveda No candidate
    53 No candidate Glen Kolkmeyer (I) Approveda No candidate
    54 Bob Gregory Approveda Dan Houx Approveda Steve Daugherty (Lib.) Approveda
    55 Ashley Beard-Fosnow Approveda Rick Brattin (I) Approveda No candidate
    56 DJ Rash Approveda Jack Bondon (I) Approveda No candidate
    57 William Grimes Approveda Wanda Brown (I) Approveda No candidate
    58 Travis Maupin Approveda David Wood: 4,278 (I) Approveda
    Alex Stafford: 474
    Mike Staton: 1,853
    No candidate
    59 No candidate Mike Bernskoetter: 6,643 (I) Approveda
    Randy Dinwiddie: 965
    No candidate
    60 Kevin Nelson Approveda Jay Barnes (I) Approveda No candidate
    61 Tom Smith Approveda Justin Alferman (I) Approveda No candidate
    62 No candidate Thomas Hurst (I) Approveda No candidate
    63 Liz Gattra Approveda Bryan Spencer (I) Approveda No candidate
    64 Mark Routburg Approveda Robert Cornejo (I) Approveda No candidate
    65 Kenny Biermann Approveda Adam Schnelting: 2,629
    Tom Hannegan: 2,747 Approveda
    Dean Hodge (Lib.) Approveda
    66 Tommie Pierson Jr.: 2,131 Approveda
    Khalil Abdul Mumin: 565
    Marlene Terry: 1,181
    John Saxton Approveda No candidate
    67 Alan Green: 4,006 (I) Approveda
    Shelia Thompson: 2,007
    No candidate No candidate
    68 Jay Mosley: 2,267 Approveda
    Bert Atkins: 1,750
    No candidate No candidate
    69 Gretchen Bangert: 2,539 Approveda
    Jerry Burke: 959
    No candidate No candidate
    70 Byron DeLear Approveda Andrew Purcell: 1,190
    Mark Matthiesen: 2,171 Approveda
    No candidate
    71 Bryan Like: 709
    Sue Meredith: 2,263 (I) Approveda
    Jim Cain Approveda No candidate
    72 Mary Nichols (I) Approveda Dan Hyatt Approveda No candidate
    73 Daniel Wibracht: 735
    Courtney Curtis: 1,078 (I) Approveda
    Eileen McGeoghegan: 469
    Lee Smith: 1,018
    No candidate No candidate
    74 Cora Walker: 2,886 Approveda
    Don Houston: 552
    No candidate No candidate
    75 Alan Gray: 2,919 Approveda
    Teona McGhaw-Boure: 1,678
    No candidate No candidate
    76 Joshua Peters (I) Approveda No candidate No candidate
    77 Jesse Todd: 966
    Steve Roberts (Missouri state legislator): 1,900 Approveda
    John Collins-Muhammad: 1,280
    Brian Elsesser: 656
    No candidate No candidate
    78 [3] Bruce Franks Approveda
    Penny Hubbard (I)
    Erik Shelquist Approveda No candidate
    79 Michael Butler (I) Approveda No candidate Dan Elder (Lib.) Approveda
    80 Ben Murray: 2,252
    Peter Merideth: 3,442 Approveda
    No candidate No candidate
    81 Fred Wessels: 1,839 Approveda
    Steve Butz: 1,363
    Adam Kustra: 611
    No candidate No candidate
    82 Donna Baringer Approveda Robert Crump Approveda No candidate
    83 Gina Mitten (I) Approveda No candidate Andrew Bolin (Lib.) Approveda
    84 Karla May (I) Approveda No candidate No candidate
    85 Clem Smith (I) Approveda Steven McKnight Approveda No candidate
    86 Joe Adams (I) Approveda No candidate No candidate
    87 Stacey Newman (I) Approveda No candidate No candidate
    88 Tracy McCreery (I) Approveda No candidate Steven Robnak (Lib.) Approveda
    89 Jack Schilligo Approveda Dean Plocher (I) Approveda No candidate
    90 Deb Lavender (I) Approveda Mark Milton Approveda No candidate
    91 Sarah Unsicker Approveda Greg Mueller Approveda No candidate
    92 Genise Montecillo (I) Approveda Daniel Bogle Approveda No candidate
    93 Bob Burns (I) Approveda Landry Sorbel Approveda No candidate
    94 Vicki Englund Approveda Cloria Brown (I) Approveda No candidate
    95 Glenn Koenen Approveda Marsha Haefner (I) Approveda No candidate
    96 No candidate Dan Reuter: 2,366
    David Gregory: 3,944 Approveda
    No candidate
    97 No candidate John McCaherty (I) Approveda Tracy Scott (Lib.) Approveda
    98 Nancy Craig Approveda Shamed Dogan (I) Approveda No candidate
    99 Bill Pinkston Approveda Richard LaViolette: 513
    Philip Oehlerking: 1,032
    Jean Evans: 1,529 Approveda
    Nicholas Gerth: 817
    No candidate
    100 No candidate Mike Allen: 2,337
    Derek Grier: 3,332 Approveda
    No candidate
    101 Dennis Lavallee Approveda Joy Krieger: 541
    Bruce DeGroot: 2,030 Approveda
    Anne Gassel: 1,345
    Noreen McCann: 1,681
    No candidate
    102 No candidate Kurt Bahr (I) Approveda No candidate
    103 Marguerite Dillworth Approveda John Wiemann (I) Approveda Charles Hull (Lib.) Approveda
    104 Peggy Sherwin Approveda Kathie Conway (I) Approveda No candidate
    105 Brian Stiens Approveda Phil Christofanelli Approveda No candidate
    106 Michael Dorwart Approveda Chrissy Sommer: 3,149 (I) Approveda
    Mary West: 1,587
    No candidate
    107 Curtis Wylde Approveda Nick Schroer: 3,195 Approveda
    Rick Lucas: 1,264
    No candidate
    108 Ed Shew Approveda Justin Hill: 3,524 (I) Approveda
    Jeff Schwentker: 2,400
    No candidate
    109 No candidate Paul Curtman (I) Approveda No candidate
    110 No candidate Kirk Mathews (I) Approveda No candidate
    111 Del Viehland Approveda Shane Roden: 1,971 (I) Approveda
    Ryan Jones: 197
    Jason Jarvis: 808
    Gary Bonacker: 1,263
    Tammy Orzel: 286
    No candidate
    112 Robert Butler Approveda Rob Vescovo (I) Approveda No candidate
    113 Mike Evans: 685
    Karen Settlemoir-Berg: 988 Approveda
    Dan Shaul (I) Approveda No candidate
    114 No candidate Becky Ruth (I) Approveda No candidate
    115 Barbara Stocker Approveda Elaine Gannon (I) Approveda Charles Bigelow (Lib.) Approveda
    116 No candidate Kevin Engler (I) Approveda No candidate
    117 Travis Barnes Approveda Mike Miller: 1,104
    Mike Henderson: 1,617 Approveda
    No candidate
    118 Ben Harris (I) Approveda No candidate No candidate
    119 No candidate Greg Pugh: 1,759
    Nate Tate: 2,697 Approveda
    Ron Blum: 1,609
    No candidate
    120 No candidate Jason Chipman (I) Approveda No candidate
    121 No candidate Keith Frederick (I) Approveda No candidate
    122 No candidate Steve Lynch (I) Approveda No candidate
    123 No candidate Diane Franklin (I) Approveda No candidate
    124 No candidate Rocky Miller (I) Approveda No candidate
    125 No candidate Warren Love (I) Approveda No candidate
    126 No candidate Patricia Pike (I) Approveda No candidate
    127 No candidate Mike Kelley (I) Approveda No candidate
    128 No candidate Roy Harms: 2,189
    Mike Stephens: 3,959 Approveda
    Rick Vance: 1,635
    No candidate
    129 No candidate Sandy Crawford (I) Approveda No candidate
    130 Ella Goeppinger Approveda Jeffrey Messenger (I) Approveda No candidate
    131 Nate Branscom Approveda Sonya Anderson (I) Approveda Arthur Hodge (Lib.) Approveda
    132 Crystal Quade: 901 Approveda
    Bob Sweere: 511
    Thomas Quinn: 670 Approveda
    Tyler Hobbs: 655
    Chris Burros (Lib.) Approveda
    133 Jim Clemmons Approveda Curtis Trent: 1,913 Approveda
    Matthew Sims: 918
    David Cort: 798
    Mike Goodart: 1,029
    No candidate
    134 Angela Pryor Approveda Elijah Haahr (I) Approveda Daniel Romine (Lib.) Approveda
    135 Randy Alberhasky Approveda Steve Helms Approveda David Carr (Lib.) Approveda
    136 Jeff Munzinger Approveda Kevin Austin (I) Approveda No candidate
    137 No candidate Jake Myers: 1,763
    Lyndall Fraker: 4,584 (I) Approveda
    No candidate
    138 No candidate Don Phillips (I) Approveda No candidate
    139 No candidate Jered Taylor (I) Approveda No candidate
    140 Jim Billedo Approveda Lynn Morris (I) Approveda No candidate
    141 No candidate Stan Coday: 3,443
    Hannah Kelly: 3,489 Approveda
    No candidate
    142 Bobby Johnston Approveda Robert Ross (I) Approveda No candidate
    143 No candidate Bobby Simpson: 3,007
    Jeff Pogue: 4,056 (I) Approveda
    No candidate
    144 No candidate Paul Fitzwater (I) Approveda No candidate
    145 Ronald Pember Approveda Rick Francis: 3,956 Approveda
    Chad Unterreiner: 2,186
    Tori Proffer (Constitution) Approveda
    146 No candidate Donna Lichtenegger (I) Approveda No candidate
    147 No candidate Kathryn Swan (I) Approveda Greg Tlapek (Lib.) Approveda
    148 No candidate Holly Rehder (I) Approveda No candidate
    149 Brantley Atchley Approveda Don Rone (I) Approveda No candidate
    150 Lena Samford Approveda Andrew McDaniel (I) Approveda No candidate
    151 No candidate Tila Hubrecht (I) Approveda No candidate
    152 No candidate Todd Richardson (I) Approveda No candidate
    153 Matt Michel Approveda Steve Cookson (I) Approveda No candidate
    154 No candidate Shawn Rhoads (I) Approveda Terry Hampton (Unaffiliated) Approveda
    155 No candidate Mike Lind: 1,895
    Lyle Rowland: 5,965 (I) Approveda
    No candidate
    156 No candidate Jeffery Justus (I) Approveda No candidate
    157 No candidate Mike Moon (I) Approveda No candidate
    158 No candidate Scott Fitzpatrick (I) Approveda No candidate
    159 No candidate Bill Lant (I) Approveda No candidate
    160 No candidate Bill Reiboldt (I) Approveda No candidate
    161 No candidate Bill White (I) Approveda No candidate
    162 No candidate Charlie Davis (I) Approveda No candidate
    163 No candidate Bill Birkes: 1,144
    Cody Smith: 2,926 Approveda
    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.
    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.

    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
    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:

    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:

    Democratic Party Democrats (9):

    Republican Party Republicans (12):


    Results from 2014

    See also: 2014 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index

    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
    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
    % 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

    See also: Competitiveness in State Legislative Elections: 1972-2014

    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.

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    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
    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]

    • Be at least 24 years of age
    • Be a qualified Missouri voter for three years before election
    • Reside in the district which he is chosen to represent for 1 year before election
    • Not be delinquent in the payment of any state income taxes, personal property taxes, real property taxes on the place of residence as stated in the declaration of candidacy
    • Not be a past or present corporate officer of any fee office that owes any taxes to the state.
    • Not have been found guilty of or pled guilty to a felony or misdemeanor under the federal laws of the United States of America.
    • Not have been convicted of or found guilty of or pled guilty to a felony under the laws of Missouri.
    • In addition to any other penalties provided by law, no person may file for any office in a subsequent election until he or the treasurer of his existing candidate committee has filed all required campaign disclosure reports for all prior elections.

    [9]

    See also

    External links

    Footnotes

    1. Republicans reclaimed two seats left vacant prior to the election.
    2. 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.
    3. A special election was held on September 16 to determine the winner of the Democratic primary.
    4. 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. 5.0 5.1 Excludes unopposed elections
    6. 6.0 6.1 followthemoney.org, "Contributions to candidates and committees in elections in Missouri," accessed July 28, 2015
    7. This map relies on data collected in July 2015.
    8. Missouri Secretary of State, "2012 Elected Officials Qualifications," accessed March 27, 2014
    9. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


    Current members of the Missouri House of Representatives
    Leadership
    Speaker of the House:Jon Patterson
    Minority Leader:Ashley Aune
    Representatives
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    Ed Lewis (R)
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    Will Jobe (D)
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    Rudy Veit (R)
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    Kem Smith (D)
    District 69
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    Jo Doll (D)
    District 92
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    Vacant
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    Bill Owen (R)
    District 132
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    Bob Titus (R)
    District 140
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    John Voss (R)
    District 148
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    Vacant
    District 161
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    District 163
    Cathy Loy (R)
    Republican Party (108)
    Democratic Party (52)
    Vacancies (3)