Missouri's 8th congressional district
U.S. House district for Missouri
Missouri's 8th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Distribution Population (2022) 775,424 Median household income $53,903[1] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+28[2]
Missouri's 8th congressional district is one of 435 congressional districts in the United States and one of eight congressional districts in the state of Missouri. The district encompasses rural Southeast Missouri and South Central Missouri as well as some counties in Southwest Missouri. The district stretches from the Bootheel in the south to the St. Louis southern exurbs of Festus , Hillsboro , and surrounding areas in the Lead Belt ; it ranges in the east to counties along the Mississippi River and in the west to counties along the Ozark Plateau near Branson . With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+28, it is the most Republican district in Missouri.[2]
Political history
The district's largest city is Cape Girardeau . A predominantly rural district, the district votes strongly Republican for national offices. In 2004 , President George W. Bush received 63% of the vote in the district over U.S. Senator John Kerry (D -Massachusetts ) who clinched 36%. In 2008 , U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Arizona ) carried the district with 61.92% over U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois ), who received 36.42%. The district increased the margin for Republicans in 2012 when former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts ) gained 65.88% of the vote over President Barack Obama 's 31.99%. The district swung towards Republican Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election . Trump garnered 75.4% of the vote, Democratic Nominee Hillary Clinton received just 21.0% of the vote, making it one of the most strongly Republican congressional districts in the United States .
Jason T. Smith , a Republican , has represented the district in the U.S. Congress since winning a special election on June 4, 2013. The incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson resigned on January 22, 2013 to take a position as CEO for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association .
Missouri lost one of its nine congressional district seats following redistricting based on population numbers from the 2010 U.S. census. The Republican-controlled state legislature decided to redefine Missouri's 3rd congressional district , which was represented by U.S. Representative Russ Carnahan (D-St. Louis). The district included all of Ste. Genevieve and Jefferson counties and southern St. Louis County and the neighborhoods making up what is known as South City of St. Louis. Missouri's 8th congressional district lost its Taney County parts (which were redistricted to the Southwestern-based 7th congressional district , and picked up all of Crawford and Ste. Genevieve counties, and most of the southern and western rural parts of Jefferson County. Parts of Jefferson County that are now included in Missouri's 8th include all of the cities of Hillsboro and De Soto , and the extreme southern portions of the Twin Cities of Festus and Crystal City (most of these two cities are now part of the 2nd congressional district ).
List of members representing the district
Member
Party
Years
Cong ress
Electoral history
District location
District created March 4, 1863
William A. Hall (Huntsville )
Unionist
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865
38th
Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1862 . Retired.
John F. Benjamin (Shelbyville )
Republican
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871
39th 40th 41st
Elected in 1864 .Re-elected in 1866 .Re-elected in 1868 . Retired.
James G. Blair (Canton )
Liberal Republican
March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873
42nd
Elected in 1870 . Retired.
Abram Comingo (Independence )
Democratic
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
43rd
Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1872 . Retired.
Benjamin J. Franklin (Kansas City )
Democratic
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
44th 45th
Elected in 1874 .Re-elected in 1876 . Withdrew during renomination.
Samuel L. Sawyer (Independence )
Independent Democratic
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881
46th
Elected in 1878 . Retired.
Robert T. Van Horn (Kansas City )
Republican
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
47th
Elected in 1880 . Lost re-election.
John J. O'Neill (St. Louis )
Democratic
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889
48th 49th 50th
Elected in 1882 .Re-elected in 1884 .Re-elected in 1886 . Lost re-election.
Frederick G. Niedringhaus (St. Louis )
Republican
March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891
51st
Elected in 1888 . Retired.
John J. O'Neill (St. Louis )
Democratic
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
52nd
Elected in 1890 . Redistricted to 11th district .
Richard P. Bland (Lebanon )
Democratic
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
53rd
Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1892 . Lost re-election.
Joel D. Hubbard (Versailles )
Republican
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897
54th
Elected in 1894 . Lost re-election.
Richard P. Bland (Lebanon )
Democratic
March 4, 1897 – June 15, 1899
55th 56th
Elected in 1896 .Re-elected in 1898 . Died.
Vacant
June 15, 1899 – August 29, 1899
56th
Dorsey W. Shackleford (Jefferson City )
Democratic
August 29, 1899 – March 3, 1919
56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th
Elected to finish Bland's term .Re-elected in 1900 .Re-elected in 1902 .Re-elected in 1904 .Re-elected in 1906 .Re-elected in 1908 .Re-elected in 1910 .Re-elected in 1912 .Re-elected in 1914 .Re-elected in 1916 . Lost renomination.
William L. Nelson (Columbia )
Democratic
March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921
66th
Elected in 1918 . Lost re-election.
Sidney C. Roach (Linn Creek )
Republican
March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1925
67th 68th
Elected in 1920 .Re-elected in 1922 . Lost re-election.
William L. Nelson (Columbia )
Democratic
March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933
69th 70th 71st 72nd
Elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 .Re-elected in 1930 . Redistricted to the at-large district and lost renomination.
District inactive
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
73rd
All representatives elected At-large on a general ticket
Clyde Williams (Hillsboro )
Democratic
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943
74th 75th 76th 77th
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1934 .Re-elected in 1936 .Re-elected in 1938 .Re-elected in 1940 . Lost re-election.
William P. Elmer (Salem )
Republican
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945
78th
Elected in 1942 . Lost re-election.
A. S. J. Carnahan (Ellsinore )
Democratic
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947
79th
Elected in 1944 . Lost re-election.
Parke M. Banta (Arcadia )
Republican
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
80th
Elected in 1946 . Lost re-election.
A. S. J. Carnahan (Ellsinore )
Democratic
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1961
81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th
Elected in 1948 .Re-elected in 1950 .Re-elected in 1952 .Re-elected in 1954 .Re-elected in 1956 .Re-elected in 1958 . Lost renomination.
Richard H. Ichord II (Houston )
Democratic
January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1981
87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th
Elected in 1960 .Re-elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 .Re-elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 . Retired.
Wendell Bailey (Willow Springs )
Republican
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983
97th
Elected in 1980 . Redistricted to the 4th district and lost re-election.
Bill Emerson (Cape Girardeau )
Republican
January 3, 1983 – June 22, 1996
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th
Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 .Re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 . Died.
1983–1993 [data missing ]
1993–2003 [data missing ]
Vacant
June 22, 1996 – November 5, 1996
104th
Jo Ann Emerson (Cape Girardeau )
Republican
November 5, 1996 – January 3, 1997
104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th
Elected to finish her husband's term .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .Re-elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 .Re-elected in 2012 . Resigned to become CEO of NRECA .
Independent
January 3, 1997 – January 8, 1997
Republican
January 8, 1997 – January 22, 2013
2003–2013
Vacant
January 22, 2013 – June 5, 2013
113th
Jason T. Smith (Salem )
Republican
June 5, 2013 – present
113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th
Elected to finish Emerson's term .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 .
2013–2023
2023–present
Election results from statewide races
Recent election results
2012
2013 special
2014
2016
2018
2020
Characteristics
Missouri's 8th is a relatively diverse congressional district. Although it is quite conservative and Republican-leaning at the federal level, Democrats formerly performed well here in local and state elections. Bill Clinton , a Democrat from neighboring Arkansas , carried the previous 8th district both times in 1992 and 1996 ; since then, however, voters in the district have solidly supported the past three Republican presidential nominees.
At the local level, Republicans control a majority of elected county offices in Southeast Missouri. In presidential elections, Democratic candidates formerly performed best in the Bootheel, an agricultural area that is the most impoverished region in the district (and the state, for that matter). It has a wide majority of whites and a significant minority of African Americans . Democrats also used to do well in the Lead Belt region, which contains a core constituency of voters who belong to labor unions , particularly in the mining industry.
The district takes in a large swath of the Bible Belt with evangelical Protestantism being the dominant religion in most counties in the district. This influence is demonstrated in conservative voters' positions on social issues such as abortion , gay rights and gun control . Racially, this district is predominantly white. Many voters here maintain a rural lifestyle where agriculture and farming are the backbone of the economy and are important issues of concern. Socioeconomically, it is the poorest district in Missouri (when measured by the median household income adjusted by inflation).
Counties
There are 28 counties included in the district.
Largest cities
The 10 largest cities in the district are as follows.
Rank
City
County
Population (2010)
Population (2015)
Population (2020)
1
Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau and Scott
37,941
39,462
39,540
2
Arnold
Jefferson
20,875
21,213
20,858
3
Rolla
Phelps
19,559
20,019
19,943
4
Farmington
St. Francois
16,240
18,181
18,217
5
Sikeston
Scott and New Madrid
16,318
16,436
16,291
6
Poplar Bluff
Butler
17,023
17,266
16,225
7
Jackson
Cape Girardeau
13,758
14,869
15,481
8
West Plains
Howell
11,986
12,285
12,184
9
Festus
Jefferson
11,599
11,938
12,722
10
Kennett
Dunklin
10,932
10,662
10,515
Median household incomes
Rank
County
Income (2008)
1
Cape Girardeau
$45,862
2
Perry
$44,264
3
Taney
$39,771
4
Scott
$39,735
5
St. Francois
$39,551
6
Phelps
$37,243
7
Bollinger
$36,744
8
Butler
$34,422
9
Stoddard
$33,120
10
Dent
$32,991
11
New Madrid
$32,758
12
Washington
$32,001
13
Howell
$31,761
14
Reynolds
$31,546
15
Ozark
$31,508
16
Douglas
$31,335
17
Iron
$31,276
18
Madison
$31,137
19
Dunklin
$30,927
20
Wright
$30,685
21
Texas
$29,260
22
Wayne
$29,166
23
Mississippi
$28,837
24
Carter
$27,608
25
Ripley
$27,285
26
Pemiscot
$26,992
27
Oregon
$26,119
28
Shannon
$24,835
Median Family Incomes
Rank
County
Income (2008)
1
Cape Girardeau
$58,037
2
Perry
$53,034
3
Phelps
$49,343
4
Scott
$48,847
5
St. Francois
$47,923
6
Taney
$47,664
7
Bollinger
$42,948
8
Butler
$42,713
9
Stoddard
$41,072
10
Dent
$40,258
11
New Madrid
$39,411
12
Dunklin
$38,439
13
Washington
$38,193
14
Madison
$38,067
15
Howell
$38,047
16
Iron
$38,037
17
Reynolds
$37,891
18
Wright
$37,139
19
Douglas
$36,648
20
Ozark
$36,622
21
Mississippi
$35,554
22
Wayne
$34,727
23
Texas
$34,503
24
Pemiscot
$33,945
25
Carter
$33,349
26
Ripley
$33,101
27
Oregon
$31,637
28
Shannon
$30,102
Public school districts
School District
Address
County
Poplar Bluff R-I School District
1110 N. Westwood Blvd, Poplar Bluff
Butler
Jackson R-II School District
614 E. Adams St., Jackson
Cape Girardeau
Rolla Public School District No. 31
500a Forum Dr., Rolla
Phelps
Cape Girardeau Public School District No. 63
301 N. Clark St., Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau
Farmington R-VII School District
1022 Ste. Genevieve, Farmington
St. Francois
Sikeston R-VI School District
1002 Virginia, Sikeston
Scott
North St. Francois County R-I School District
300 Berry Road, Bonne Terre
St. Francois
West Plains R-VII School District
613 W. First St., West Plains
Howell
Potosi R-III School District
400 N. Mine, Potosi
Washington
Perry County School District No. 32
326 College St., Perryville
Perry
Dexter R-XI School District
1031 Brown Pilot Lane, Dexter
Stoddard
Kennett Public School District No. 39
510 College Ave., Kennett
Dunklin
St. Francois County Central R-III School District
200 High St., Park Hills
St. Francois
Fredericktown R-I School District
704 E. State Highway 72, Fredericktown
Madison
St. James R-I School District
122 E. Scioto St., St. James
Phelps
New Madrid County Central R-I School District
310 U.S. Highway 61, New Madrid
New Madrid
Doniphan R-I School District
309 Pine St., Doniphan
Ripley
Mountain Grove R-III School District
207 E. Fifth (P.O. Box 806), Mountain Grove
Wright
Salem R-80 School District
1409 W. Rolla Road, Salem
Dent
Ava R-I School District
507 NE 3rd St. (P.O. Box 338), Ava
Douglas
Caruthersville Public School District No. 18
1711 Ward St., Caruthersville
Pemiscot
Willow Springs R-IV School District
215 W. Fourth St., Willow Springs
Howell
Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School District
1 Highway 60 East (P.O. Box 464), Mountain View
Howell
Forsyth R-III School District
178 Panther St., Forsyth
Taney
East Prairie R-II School District
304 E. Walnut, East Prairie
Mississippi
Malden R-I School District
505 Burkhart St., Malden
Dunklin
Charleston R-I School District
1014 S. Main (P.O. Box 39), Charleston
Mississippi
Clearwater R-I School District
State Highway 34 (Rte. 4 Box 1004), Piedmont
Wayne
Arcadia Valley R-II School District
750 Park Dr., Ironton
Iron
West St. Francois County R-IV School District
1124 Main, Leadwood
St. Francois
Houston R-I School District
423 W. Pine, Houston
Texas
Twin Rivers R-X School District
9348 State Highway 51 (P.O. Box 146), Broseley
Butler
Scott City R-I School District
3000 Main St., Scott City
Scott
Scott County R-IV School District
4035 State Highway 77, Benton
Scott
Woodland R-IV School District
State Highway 34 (Rte. 5 Box 3210), Marble Hill
Bollinger
Puxico R-VIII School District
481 N. Bedford St., Puxico
Stoddard
Senath-Hornersville C-8 School District
803 S. State (P.O. Box 370), Senath
Dunklin
Hayti R-II School District
500 N. Fourth (P.O. Box 469), Hayti
Pemiscot
Licking R-VIII School District
125 College Ave. (P.O. Box 179), Licking
Texas
Kingston K-14 School District
10047 Diamond Road, Cadet
Washington
East Carter County R-II School District
24 S. Herren Ave., Ellsinore
Carter
Portageville School District
904 King Ave., Portageville
New Madrid
Cabool R-IV School District
1025 Rogers St. (P.O. Box 613), Cabool
Texas
Hartville R-II School District
175 N. School Ave. (P.O. Box 460), Hartville
Wright
Alton R-IV School District
Rte. 2 Box 2180, Alton
Oregon
Greenville R-II School District
127 Walnut (P.O. Box 320), Greenville
Wayne
Bloomfield R-XIV School District
505 Court St., Bloomfield
Stoddard
South Pemiscot County R-V School District
611 Beasley Road, Steele
Pemiscot
Mansfield R-IV School District
316 W. Ohio Ave., Mansfield
Wright
Thayer R-II School District
401 E. Walnut St., Thayer
Oregon
Plato R-V School District
10645 Plato Dr., Plato
Texas
Campbell R-II School District
801 S. State Route 53, Campbell
Dunklin
Holcomb R-III School District
102 S. Cherry (P.O. Box 190), Holcomb
Dunklin
Gainesville R-V School District [permanent dead link ]
HC03 Box 170, Gainesville
Ozark
Neelyville R-IV School District
289 Broadway St. (P.O. Box 8), Neelyville
Butler
Bismarck R-V School District
101 Dennis Dr., Bismarck
St. Francois
Meadow Heights R-II School District
State Highway 72 (Rte. 1 Box 2365), Patton
Bollinger
Bernie R-XIII School District
516 W. Main, Bernie
Stoddard
Southern Reynolds County R-II School District
1 School St., Ellington
Reynolds
Chaffee R-II School District
517 W. Yoakum St., Chaffee
Scott
Winona R-III School District
Highway 19 (P.O. Box 248), Winona
Shannon
Van Buren R-I School District
906 Broadway (P.O. Box 550), Van Buren
Carter
Newburg R-II School District
701 Wolf Pride Dr., Newburg
Phelps
Valley R-VI School District
1 Viking Dr., Caledonia
Washington
Advance R-IV School District
19805 State Highway 91 (P.O. Box 370), Advance
Stoddard
Iron County C-4 School District
State Highway 49 #35 (P.O. Box 368), Viburnum
Iron
Naylor R-II School District
Rte. 2 Box 512, Naylor
Ripley
Southland C-9 School District
500 S. Main, Cardwell
Dunklin
Summersville R-II School District
400 Rogers St. (P.O. Box 198), Summersville
Texas
Bakersfield R-IV School District
1201 O Highway (P.O. Box 38), Bakersfield
Ozark
Norwood R-I School District
675 N. Hawk Ave., Norwood
Wright
Oran R-III School District
310 Church St. (P.O. Box 250), Oran
Scott
Scott County Central School District
20794 U.S. Highway 61, Sikeston
Scott
Dora R-III School District
Highway 181 South (P.O. Box 14), Dora
Ozark
South Iron County R-I School District
210 School St., Annapolis
Iron
Gideon Public School District No. 37
400 Main St. (P.O. Box 227), Gideon
New Madrid
Oak Ridge R-VI School District
4198 State Highway E (P.O. Box 10), Oak Ridge
Cape Girardeau
Clarkton C-4 School District
State Highway 162 (P.O. Box 637), Clarkton
Dunklin
Cooter R-IV School District
1867 State Highway E (P.O. Box 218), Cooter
Pemiscot
Eminence R-I School District
1 Redwing Dr. (P.O. Box 730), Eminence
Shannon
Delta R-V School District [permanent dead link ]
324 Liberty St. (P.O. Box 787), Delta
Cape Girardeau
Richland R-I School District
24456 State Highway 114, Essex
Stoddard
North Pemiscot County R-I School District
102 School Dr. (P.O. Box 38), Wardell
Pemiscot
Lesterville R-IV School District
State Highway 21 (P.O. Box 120), Lesterville
Reynolds
Oregon-Howell R-III School District
School Street (P.O. Box 398), Koshkonong
Oregon
Delta C-7 School District
20 Charger Lane (P.O. Box 297), Deering
Pemiscot
Bunker R-III School District
State Highway 72 (P.O. Box 365), Bunker
Reynolds
Bradleyville R-I School District
16474 N. State Highway 125 (P.O. Box 20), Bradleyville
Taney
Zalma R-V School District
School Street (HC02 Box 184), Zalma
Bollinger
Bell City R-II School District
25254 Walnut St., Bell City
Stoddard
Couch R-II School District
Rte. 1 Box 1187, Myrtle
Oregon
Lutie R-VI School District
HC04 Box 4775, Theodosia
Ozark
Leopold R-III School District
100 Main St. (P.O. Box 39), Leopold
Bollinger
Marquand-Zion R-VI School District
205 E. Morley St., Marquand
Madison
Risco R-II School District
State Highway 62 (P.O. Box 17), Risco
New Madrid
Fox C-6 School District
745 Jeffco Blvd., Arnold
Jefferson
Windsor School District
6208 US Hwy 61-67, Imperial
Jefferson
Festus R-7 School District
1515 Mid-Meadow Ln., Festus
Jefferson
Crystal City 47 School District
1100 Mississippi Ave., Crystal City
Jefferson
Dunklin R-5 School District
497 Joachim Ave., Herculaneum
Jefferson
Jefferson R-7 School District
1250 Dooling Hollow Rd, Festus
Jefferson
Public Universities
Election results from presidential races, by county
2000
County
George W. Bush
%
Al Gore
%
Ralph Nader
%
Others
%
Margin
%
Total
Bollinger
3,487
65.87%
1,692
31.96%
41
0.77%
74
1.40%
−1,795
R+ 33.91%
5,294
Butler
9,111
63.28%
4,996
34.70%
149
1.03%
141
0.99%
−4,115
R+ 28.58%
14,397
Cape Girardeau
19,832
66.42%
9,334
31.26%
376
1.26%
317
1.06%
−10,498
R+ 35.16%
29,859
Carter
1,730
61.61%
997
35.51%
40
1.42%
41
1.46%
−733
R+ 26.10%
2,808
Crawford
4,754
57.26%
3,350
40.35%
100
1.20%
98
1.19%
−1,404
R+ 16.91%
8,302
Dent
3,996
66.73%
1,839
30.71%
66
1.10%
87
1.46%
−2,157
R+ 36.02%
5,988
Dunklin
5,426
51.55%
4,947
47.00%
78
0.74%
74
0.70%
−479
R+ 4.55%
10,525
Howell
9,018
64.07%
4,641
32.97%
197
1.40%
219
1.56%
−4,377
R+ 31.10%
14,075
Iron
2,237
50.68%
2,044
46.31%
64
1.45%
69
1.56%
−193
R+ 4.37%
4,414
Madison
2,460
56.25%
1,828
41.80%
42
0.96%
43
0.99%
−632
R+ 14.45%
4,373
Mississippi
2,395
45.93%
2,756
52.85%
29
0.56%
35
0.67%
−361
D+ 6.92%
5,215
New Madrid
3,416
47.01%
3,738
51.45%
45
0.62%
67
0.92%
−322
D+ 4.44%
7,266
Oregon
2,521
59.56%
1,568
37.04%
60
1.42%
84
1.98%
−953
R+ 22.52%
4,233
Pemiscot
2,750
45.38%
3,245
53.55%
37
0.61%
28
0.46%
−495
D+ 8.17%
6,060
Perry
4,667
67.61%
2,085
30.20%
70
1.01%
81
1.17%
−2,582
R+ 37.41%
6,903
Phelps
9,444
58.49%
6,262
38.78%
253
1.57%
187
1.16%
−3,182
R+ 19.71%
16,146
Reynolds
1,762
56.28%
1,298
41.46%
42
1.34%
29
0.92%
−464
R+ 14.82%
3,131
Ripley
3,121
61.62%
1,820
35.93%
58
1.15%
66
1.30%
−1,301
R+ 25.69%
5,065
Scott
8,999
57.30%
6,452
41.09%
113
0.72%
130
0.83%
−2,547
R+ 16.21%
15,704
Shannon
2,245
59.38%
1,430
37.82%
48
1.27%
58
1.53%
−815
R+ 21.56%
3,781
St. Francois
9,327
49.50%
9,075
48.17%
265
1.41%
174
0.93%
−252
R+ 1.33%
18,841
Stoddard
7,727
62.04%
4,476
35.94%
114
0.92%
137
1.10%
−3,251
R+ 26.10%
12,454
Texas
6,136
61.78%
3,486
35.10%
137
1.38%
173
1.74%
−2,650
R+ 26.68%
9,932
Washington
4,020
48.64%
4,047
48.97%
95
1.15%
103
1.25%
−27
D+ 0.33%
8,265
Wayne
3,346
57.22%
2,387
40.82%
55
0.94%
60
1.03%
−959
R+ 16.40%
5,848
Wright
5,391
68.75%
2,250
28.70%
86
1.10%
114
1.45%
−3,141
R+ 40.05%
7,841
District Total
139,318
58.85%
92,043
38.88%
2,660
1.12%
2,689
1.14%
47,275
R+ 19.97%
236,720
2004
County
George W. Bush
%
John Kerry
%
Others
%
Margin
%
Total
Bollinger
4,102
69.58%
1,754
29.75%
39
0.63%
−2,348
R+ 39.83%
5,895
Butler
11,696
71.14%
4,666
28.38%
79
0.48%
−7,030
R+ 42.76%
16,441
Cape Girardeau
23,814
68.90%
10,568
30.57%
183
0.53%
−13,246
R+ 38.33%
34,565
Carter
1,797
64.66%
964
34.69%
18
0.64%
−833
R+ 29.97%
2,779
Dent
4,369
69.31%
1,865
29.58%
70
1.12%
−2,504
R+ 39.73%
6,304
Douglas
4,498
71.09%
1,741
27.52%
88
1.39%
−2,757
R+ 43.57%
6,327
Dunklin
6,720
57.55%
4,901
41.97%
56
0.48%
−1,819
R+ 15.58%
11,677
Howell
11,097
67.75%
5,118
31.25%
164
1.00%
−5,979
R+ 36.50%
16,379
Iron
2,477
52.94%
2,157
46.10%
45
0.96%
−320
R+ 6.84%
4,679
Madison
2,905
59.07%
1,972
40.10%
41
0.84%
−933
R+ 18.97%
4,918
Mississippi
2,903
54.79%
2,374
44.81%
21
0.40%
−529
R+ 9.98%
5,298
New Madrid
4,154
52.54%
3,716
47.00%
37
0.47%
−438
R+ 5.54%
7,907
Oregon
2,769
59.26%
1,823
39.01%
81
1.74%
−946
R+ 20.25%
4,673
Ozark
3,083
65.50%
1,561
33.16%
63
1.34%
−1,522
R+ 32.34%
4,707
Pemiscot
3,398
49.93%
3,381
49.68%
27
0.40%
−17
R+ 0.25%
6,806
Perry
5,583
67.70%
2,621
31.78%
43
0.52%
−2,962
R+ 35.92%
8,247
Phelps
11,874
63.50%
6,666
35.65%
160
0.75%
−5,208
R+ 27.85%
18,700
Reynolds
1,896
56.36%
1,449
43.07%
19
0.57%
−447
R+ 13.29%
3,364
Ripley
3,693
65.33%
1,907
33.73%
53
0.94%
−1,786
R+ 31.60%
5,653
Scott
11,330
64.94%
6,057
34.71%
61
0.35%
−5,273
R+ 30.23%
17,448
Shannon
2,511
60.26%
1,618
38.83%
38
0.92%
−893
R+ 21.43%
4,167
St. Francois
12,087
52.71%
10,748
46.87%
98
0.43%
−1,339
R+ 5.84%
22,933
Stoddard
9,242
69.74%
3,946
29.78%
64
0.48%
−5,296
R+ 39.96%
13,252
Taney*
3,496
67.53%
1,644
31.76%
37
0.71%
−1,852
R+ 35.77%
5,177
Texas
7,234
65.66%
3,664
33.25%
120
1.09%
−3,570
R+ 32.41%
11,018
Washington
4,641
50.57%
4,459
48.58%
78
0.84%
−182
R+ 1.99%
9,178
Wayne
3,919
63.17%
2,250
36.27%
35
0.57%
−1,669
R+ 26.90%
6,204
Wright
6,090
72.97%
2,188
26.22%
68
0.82%
−3,902
R+ 46.75%
8,346
District Total
173,378
63.50%
97,778
35.81%
1,886
0.69%
75,600
R+ 27.69%
273,042
These numbers reflect only the eastern sections of Taney County that were included in the 8th Congressional District.
2008
County
John McCain
%
Barack Obama
%
Others
%
Margin
%
Total
Bollinger
3,972
68.67%
1,690
29.22%
122
2.11%
−2,282
R+ 39.45%
5,784
Butler
11,805
68.09%
5,316
30.66%
217
1.25%
−6,489
R+ 37.43%
17,338
Cape Girardeau
24,768
66.30%
12,208
32.68%
379
1.01%
−12,560
R+ 33.62%
37,446
Carter
1,840
63.49%
984
33.95%
74
2.55%
−856
R+ 29.54%
2,898
Dent
4,655
67.78%
2,056
29.94%
157
2.29%
−2,599
R+ 37.84%
6,868
Douglas
4,405
65.63%
2,140
31.88%
167
2.49%
−2,265
R+ 33.75%
6,712
Dunklin
7,044
59.88%
4,540
38.59%
180
1.53%
−2,504
R+ 21.29%
11,764
Howell
10,982
64.49%
5,736
33.68%
311
1.83%
−5,246
R+ 30.81%
17,029
Iron
2,090
47.35%
2,213
50.14%
111
2.51%
−123
D+ 2.79%
4,414
Madison
2,897
57.62%
2,042
40.61%
89
1.77%
−855
R+ 17.01%
5,028
Mississippi
3,034
56.65%
2,247
41.95%
75
1.40%
−787
R+ 14.70%
5,356
New Madrid
4,593
56.76%
3,370
41.65%
129
1.59%
−1,223
R+ 15.11%
8,092
Oregon
2,652
57.77%
1,811
39.45%
128
2.78%
−841
R+ 18.32%
4,591
Ozark
2,918
62.27%
1,661
35.45%
107
2.28%
−1,257
R+ 26.82%
4,686
Pemiscot
3,954
56.11%
3,029
42.98%
64
0.91%
−925
R+ 13.13%
7,047
Perry
5,527
63.92%
3,005
34.75%
115
1.33%
−2,522
R+ 29.17%
8,647
Phelps
11,706
60.22%
7,394
38.04%
338
1.74%
−4,312
R+ 22.18%
19,524
Reynolds
1,782
54.21%
1,418
43.14%
87
2.65%
−364
R+ 11.07%
3,287
Ripley
3,407
63.53%
1,795
33.47%
161
3.00%
−1,612
R+ 30.06%
5,363
Scott
11,563
64.15%
6,258
34.72%
205
1.13%
−5,305
R+ 29.43%
18,082
Shannon
2,075
54.06%
1,637
42.65%
126
3.29%
−438
R+ 11.41%
3,838
St. Francois
12,660
51.57%
11,540
47.01%
350
1.42%
−1,120
R+ 4.56%
24,550
Stoddard
9,172
69.16%
3,899
29.40%
191
1.44%
−5,273
R+ 39.76%
13,262
Taney*
2,138
67.62%
979
30.96%
45
1.42%
−1,159
R+ 36.66%
3,162
Texas
7,215
66.49%
3,410
31.43%
226
2.08%
−3,805
R+ 35.06%
10,851
Washington
4,706
48.95%
4,711
49.00%
197
2.05%
−5
D+ 0.05%
9,614
Wayne
3,784
61.49%
2,243
36.45%
127
2.06%
−1,541
R+ 25.04%
6,154
Wright
5,784
67.94%
2,557
30.03%
173
2.03%
−3,227
R+ 37.91%
8,514
District Total
174,564
61.92%
102,682
36.42%
4,688
1.66%
71,882
R+ 25.50%
281,934
These numbers reflect only the eastern sections of Taney County that were included in the 8th Congressional District.
2012
County
Mitt Romney
%
Barack Obama
%
Others
%
Margin
%
Total
Bollinger
4,095
75.05%
1,213
22.23%
148
2.72%
−2,882
R+ 52.82%
5,456
Butler
12,248
72.52%
4,363
25.83%
278
1.65%
−7,885
R+ 46.69%
16,889
Cape Girardeau
25,370
70.81%
9,728
27.15%
731
2.04%
−15,642
R+ 43.66%
35,829
Carter
1,978
70.67%
754
26.94%
67
2.39%
−1,224
R+ 43.73%
2,799
Crawford
6,434
67.17%
2,951
30.81%
194
2.03%
−3,483
R+ 36.36%
9,579
Dent
4,883
73.51%
1,585
23.86%
175
2.63%
−3,298
R+ 49.65%
6,671
Douglas
4,649
70.90%
1,710
26.08%
198
3.02%
−2,939
R+ 44.82%
6,557
Dunklin
6,850
64.31%
3,636
34.14%
165
1.55%
−3,214
R+ 30.17%
10,651
Howell
11,544
70.62%
4,395
26.89%
407
2.49%
−7,149
R+ 43.73%
16,346
Iron
2,252
55.87%
1,669
41.40%
110
2.73%
−583
R+ 14.47%
4,031
Jefferson*
14,608
55.18%
11,277
42.59%
591
2.23%
−3,331
R+ 12.59%
26,476
Madison
3,227
65.46%
1,588
32.21%
115
2.33%
−1,639
R+ 33.25%
4,930
Mississippi
2,997
60.91%
1,858
37.76%
65
1.33%
−1,139
R+ 23.15%
4,920
New Madrid
4,284
59.09%
2,814
38.81%
152
2.10%
−1,470
R+ 20.28%
7,250
Oregon
2,886
65.28%
1,419
32.10%
116
2.62%
−1,467
R+ 33.18%
4,421
Ozark
3,080
69.17%
1,261
28.32%
112
2.51%
−1,819
R+ 40.85%
4,453
Pemiscot
3,598
56.80%
2,671
42.16%
66
1.04%
−927
R+ 14.64%
6,335
Perry
5,669
70.98%
2,184
27.34%
134
1.68%
−3,485
R+ 43.64%
7,987
Phelps
11,895
65.05%
5,798
31.71%
593
3.24%
−6,097
R+ 33.34%
18,286
Reynolds
1,931
60.31%
1,157
36.13%
114
3.56%
−774
R+ 24.18%
3,202
Ripley
3,743
71.12%
1,396
26.52%
124
2.36%
−2,347
R+ 44.60%
5,263
Scott
11,623
68.37%
5,122
30.13%
254
1.50%
−6,501
R+ 38.24%
16,999
Shannon
2,262
61.27%
1,302
35.27%
128
3.46%
−960
R+ 26.00%
3,692
St. Francois
13,248
58.67%
8,829
39.10%
505
2.23%
−4,419
R+ 19.57%
22,705
Ste. Genevieve
4,055
50.25%
3,813
47.25%
202
2.50%
−242
R+ 3.00%
8,070
Stoddard
9,496
73.81%
3,153
24.51%
217
1.68%
−6,343
R+ 49.30%
12,866
Texas
7,618
70.77%
2,871
26.67%
275
2.56%
−4,747
R+ 44.10%
10,764
Washington
5,071
58.32%
3,417
39.30%
207
2.38%
−1,654
R+ 19.02%
8,695
Wayne
3,790
66.26%
1,813
31.70%
117
2.04%
−1,977
R+ 34.56%
5,720
Wright
5,830
73.29%
1,953
24.55%
172
2.16%
−3,877
R+ 48.74%
7,955
District Total
201,214
65.88%
97,700
31.99%
6,523
2.13%
103,514
R+ 33.89%
305,437
These numbers reflect only the western and southern sections of Jefferson County that are included in the 8th Congressional District.
2008 Democratic Presidential Primary
County
Hillary Clinton
%
Barack Obama
%
John Edwards
%
Others
%
Margin
%
Total
Bollinger
971
74.12%
293
22.37%
38
2.90%
8
0.61%
−678
C+ 51.75%
1,310
Butler
2,490
69.87%
960
26.94%
82
2.30%
32
0.90%
−1,530
C+ 42.93%
3,564
Cape Girardeau
4,510
56.55%
3,145
39.44%
247
3.10%
73
0.92%
−1,365
C+ 17.11%
7,975
Carter
541
75.24%
137
19.05%
32
4.45%
5
0.70%
−404
C+ 56.19%
719
Dent
962
62.23%
493
31.89%
74
4.79%
17
1.10%
−469
C+ 30.34%
1,546
Douglas
827
62.32%
454
34.21%
39
2.94%
7
0.53%
−373
C+ 28.11%
1,327
Dunklin
2,587
78.44%
604
18.31%
69
2.09%
38
1.15%
−1,983
C+ 60.13%
3,298
Howell
2,307
64.07%
1,168
32.44%
99
2.75%
27
0.75%
−1,139
C+ 31.63%
3,601
Iron
1,180
70.53%
406
24.27%
72
4.30%
15
0.90%
−774
C+ 46.26%
1,673
Madison
971
68.72%
344
24.35%
64
4.53%
34
2.40%
−627
C+ 44.37%
1,413
Mississippi
1,094
65.43%
502
30.02%
57
3.41%
19
1.14%
−592
C+ 35.41%
1,672
New Madrid
1,801
71.19%
610
24.11%
101
3.99%
18
0.71%
−1,191
C+ 47.08%
2,530
Oregon
989
71.77%
332
24.09%
42
3.05%
15
1.09%
−657
C+ 47.68%
1,378
Ozark
689
65.62%
332
31.62%
18
1.71%
11
1.05%
−357
C+ 34.00%
1,050
Pemiscot
1,270
70.83%
466
25.99%
34
1.90%
23
1.28%
−804
C+ 44.84%
1,793
Perry
1,180
61.24%
650
33.73%
81
4.20%
16
0.83%
−530
C+ 27.51%
1,927
Phelps
2,392
53.93%
1,878
42.34%
122
2.75%
43
0.97%
−514
C+ 11.59%
4,435
Reynolds
741
66.22%
277
24.75%
70
6.26%
31
2.77%
−464
C+ 41.47%
1,119
Ripley
1,073
74.20%
282
19.50%
72
4.98%
19
1.31%
−791
C+ 54.70%
1,446
Scott
2,931
63.43%
1,443
31.23%
191
4.13%
56
1.22%
−1,488
C+ 32.20%
4,621
Shannon
914
69.72%
323
24.64%
50
3.81%
24
1.83%
−591
C+ 45.08%
1,311
St. Francois
5,418
70.25%
1,993
25.84%
224
2.90%
78
1.01%
−3,425
C+ 44.41%
7,713
Stoddard
2,225
72.95%
684
22.43%
112
3.67%
29
0.95%
−1,541
C+ 50.52%
3,050
Taney*
1,219
62.51%
674
34.56%
39
2.00%
18
0.92%
−545
C+ 27.95%
1,950
Texas
1,858
68.03%
743
27.21%
101
3.70%
29
1.06%
−1,115
C+ 40.82%
2,731
Washington
2,345
74.63%
670
21.32%
100
3.18%
27
0.86%
−1,675
C+ 53.31%
3,142
Wayne
1,458
75.94%
359
18.70%
71
3.70%
32
1.66%
−1,099
C+ 57.24%
1,920
Wright
1,143
69.48%
452
27.48%
36
2.19%
14
0.85%
−691
C+ 42.00%
1,645
District Total
48,086
66.92%
20,674
28.77%
2,337
3.25%
762
1.06%
27,412
C+ 38.15%
71,859
These numbers reflect only the eastern sections of Taney County that were included in the 8th Congressional District at the time of the Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary on Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008.
2008 Republican Presidential Primary
County
Mike Huckabee
%
John McCain
%
Mitt Romney
%
Ron Paul
%
Others
%
Margin
%
Total
Bollinger
657
39.72%
518
31.32%
384
23.22%
65
3.93%
30
1.81%
−139
H+ 8.04%
1,654
Butler
2,215
48.85%
1,117
24.64%
1,007
22.21%
134
2.96%
61
1.35%
−1,098
H+ 24.21%
4,534
Cape Girardeau
3,068
27.63%
3,528
31.77%
3,922
35.32%
361
3.25%
226
2.04%
−394
R+ 3.55%
11,105
Carter
373
52.39%
202
28.37%
107
15.03%
24
3.37%
6
0.84%
−171
H+ 24.02%
712
Dent
959
48.78%
442
22.48%
411
20.91%
127
6.46%
27
1.37%
−517
H+ 26.30%
1,966
Douglas
1,343
55.04%
516
21.15%
270
11.07%
295
12.09%
16
0.66%
−827
H+ 33.89%
2,440
Dunklin
1,309
58.52%
480
21.46%
381
17.03%
36
1.61%
31
1.39%
−829
H+ 37.06%
2,237
Howell
2,882
52.97%
1,347
24.76%
793
14.57%
356
6.54%
63
1.16%
−1,535
H+ 28.21%
5,441
Iron
354
43.17%
269
32.80%
138
16.83%
43
5.24%
16
1.95%
−85
H+ 10.37%
820
Madison
560
43.96%
452
35.48%
185
14.52%
51
4.00%
26
2.04%
−108
H+ 8.48%
1,274
Mississippi
471
42.59%
373
33.73%
226
20.43%
15
1.36%
21
1.90%
−98
H+ 8.86%
1,106
New Madrid
656
48.74%
386
28.68%
250
18.57%
43
3.19%
11
0.82%
−270
H+ 20.06%
1,346
Oregon
696
58.88%
242
20.47%
134
11.34%
101
8.54%
9
0.76%
−454
H+ 38.41%
1,182
Ozark
766
48.09%
428
26.87%
235
14.75%
149
9.35%
15
0.94%
−338
H+ 21.22%
1,593
Pemiscot
565
57.59%
233
23.75%
149
15.19%
20
2.04%
14
1.43%
−332
H+ 33.84%
981
Perry
575
25.76%
973
43.59%
542
24.28%
96
4.30%
46
2.06%
−398
M+ 17.83%
2,232
Phelps
1,728
35.15%
1,459
29.68%
1,340
27.26%
321
6.53%
68
1.38%
−269
H+ 5.47%
4,916
Reynolds
283
46.09%
202
32.90%
93
15.15%
25
4.07%
11
1.79%
−81
H+ 13.19%
614
Ripley
750
53.84%
329
23.62%
238
17.09%
52
3.73%
24
1.72%
−421
H+ 30.22%
1,393
Scott
1,549
36.79%
1,389
32.99%
1,076
25.56%
113
2.68%
83
1.97%
−160
H+ 3.80%
4,210
Shannon
515
54.44%
223
23.57%
83
8.77%
109
11.52%
16
1.69%
−292
H+ 30.87%
946
St. Francois
1,631
35.90%
1,727
38.01%
949
20.89%
134
2.95%
102
2.25%
−96
M+ 2.11%
4,543
Stoddard
1,571
50.56%
772
24.85%
643
20.70%
91
2.93%
30
0.97%
−799
H+ 25.71%
3,107
Taney*
1,821
55.89%
844
25.91%
462
14.18%
92
2.82%
40
1.23%
−977
H+ 29.98%
3,258
Texas
1,727
50.13%
954
27.69%
480
13.93%
234
6.79%
50
1.45%
−773
H+ 22.44%
3,445
Washington
622
38.73%
616
38.36%
297
18.49%
50
3.11%
21
1.31%
−6
H+ 0.37%
1,606
Wayne
740
45.20%
499
30.48%
323
19.73%
46
2.81%
29
1.77%
−241
H+ 14.72%
1,637
Wright
1,878
59.64%
746
23.69%
298
9.46%
178
5.65%
49
1.56%
−1,132
H+ 35.95%
3,149
District Total
32,264
43.93%
21,266
28.95%
15,416
20.99%
3,361
4.58%
1,141
1.55%
10,998
H+ 14.98%
73,447
These numbers reflect only the eastern sections of Taney County that were included in the 8th Congressional District at the time of the Missouri Republican Presidential Primary on Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008.
See also
References
^ "My Congressional District" .
^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ "State of Missouri - Election Night Results" .
^ "State of Missouri - Election Night Results" .
^ "State of Missouri - Election Night Results" .
^ "2016 General Election Official Results" . Missouri Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016 .
^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018" . Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved April 27, 2019 .
^ "All Results State of Missouri - State of Missouri - General Election, November 03, 2020" . Missouri Secretary of State . Retrieved December 9, 2020 .
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