2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Missouri, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts.

District
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri by district:

District 1
The 1st district includes all of St. Louis City and much of Northern St. Louis County. Incumbent Democrat Lacy Clay, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+29.

Nominee

 * Lacy Clay, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Cori Bush, pastor, nurse and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016
 * Demarco Davidson
 * Joshua Shipp, certified exercise physiologist

Withdrawn

 * Susan Bolhafner

Nominee

 * Robert Vroman

Eliminated in primary

 * Camille Lombardi-Olive
 * Edward Van Deventer Jr.

Nominee

 * Robb Cunningham, nominee for this seat in 2008, 2012, 2014 and 2016 and candidate in 2010

District 2
The 2nd district includes the suburbs south and west of St. Louis City. Incumbent Republican Ann Wagner, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+8.

Republican primary
Wagner was considered likely to run for the U.S. Senate in 2018 instead of running for re-election, but opted to seek re-election to the House.

At the filing deadline - one candidate, Noga Sachs, had filed with the Federal Election Commission to run in the Republican primary. Despite an attempt by the Missouri Republican Party to remove her from the ballot in April 2018, she remained on the ballout.

Nominee

 * Ann Wagner, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Noga Sachs, business owner

Nominee

 * Cort VanOstran, attorney, advocate and teacher

Eliminated in primary

 * Bill Haas, St. Louis School Board member, candidate for Mayor of St. Louis in 2017 and nominee for this seat in 2008
 * Robert Hazel
 * John Messmer, professor of political science at St. Louis Community College – Meramec
 * Mark Osmack, former army officer and Afghanistan veteran

Withdrawn

 * Kelli Dunaway, assistant director of legal professional development at Bryan Cave LLP and former elected delegate for the California Democratic Party
 * Mike Evans, candidate for state house in 2016

Declined

 * Sam Gladney, Iraq War veteran and stepson of former Republican representative Jo Ann Emerson

Nominee

 * Larry Kirk

Nominee

 * David Justus Arnold

District 3
The third district stretches from exurbs of St. Louis to the state capital Jefferson City. Incumbent Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+18.

Nominee

 * Blaine Luetkemeyer, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Chadwick Bicknell

Nominee

 * Katy Geppert, scientist

Withdrawn

 * John Kiehne, musician

Nominee

 * Donald Stolle

District 4
The fourth district takes in Columbia and much of rural west-central Missouri. Incumbent Republican Vicky Hartzler, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+17.

Republican primary
Hartzler has been considered a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2018.

Nominee

 * Vicky Hartzler, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * John Webb, small business owner

Withdrawn

 * Jenna Marie Bourgeois, CEO of a global technology startup

Nominee

 * Renee Hoagenson, business owner

Eliminated in primary

 * Hallie Thompson, scientist

Nominee

 * Mark Bliss, co-pastor of a Warrensburg church group and nominee for this seat in 2016

Eliminated in primary

 * Steven Koonse, financial examiner, Vietnam War veteran and Bronze Star recipient

District 5
The fifth district encompasses most of Jackson County, the southern part of Clay County, and three other rural counties to the east. Incumbent Democrat Emanuel Cleaver, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+7.

Nominee

 * Emanuel Cleaver, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrawn

 * Jenna Squires

Nominee

 * Jacob Turk, Marine Corps veteran and nominee for this seat in 2006 and 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 & 2016

Eliminated in primary

 * Kress Cambers
 * Richonda Oaks

Withdrawn

 * Brent Lasater, state representative

Nominee

 * Alexander Howell, realtor

Eliminated in primary

 * Cisse Spragins, director of a rodent control product manufacturer, former Missouri Libertarian Party chair, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010, nominee for Missouri Secretary of State in 2012 and for governor in 2016

Nominee

 * Maurice Copeland

Nominee

 * E. C. Fredland

District 6
The sixth district encompasses rural northern Missouri, St. Joseph and much of Kansas City north of the Missouri River. Incumbent Republican Sam Graves, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+16.

Nominee

 * Sam Graves, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Henry Martin, educator and army veteran

Eliminated in primary

 * Ed Andres
 * Winston Apple, musician, educator and candidate for state house in 2014

Nominee

 * Dan Hogan, nominee for the 3rd district in 2016

District 7
The seventh district takes in Springfield, Joplin, and much of the rest of rural southwestern Missouri. Incumbent Republican Billy Long, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 20`6. The district had a PVI of R+23.

Republican primary
Long has been considered a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2018.

Nominee

 * Billy Long, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Jim Evans, retired businessman, teacher, U.S. Army veteran and Democratic nominee for this seat in 2012 & 2014
 * Benjamin Holcomb
 * Lance Norris

Nominee

 * Jamie Schoolcraft, former mayor of Willard

Eliminated in primary

 * Kenneth Hatfield
 * Vincent Jennings, former cult exit counselor, filmmaker, candidate for state house in 1996 and nominee in 2014
 * John Farmer de la Torre, television producer

Withdrawn

 * Natalie Faucett

Nominee

 * Ben Brixey, Secretary of the Greene County Libertarian Party and nominee for this seat in 2016

District 8
The eighth district is the most rural district of Missouri, taking in all of the rural southeastern and south-central part of the state. It has a PVI of R+24, the most strongly Republican district of Missouri. Incumbent Republican Jason Smith, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 74% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+24.

Nominee

 * Jason Smith, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Kathryn Ellis, social worker

Nominee

 * Jonathan Shell, nominee for this seat in 2016