Missouri's 8th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Missouri's 8th congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Jason Smith (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

Missouri's 8th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Jason Smith	Republican	76.2%	54.4
2022	Jason Smith	Republican	76.0%	54.1
2020	Jason Smith	Republican	76.9%	55.5
2018	Jason Smith	Republican	73.4%	48.4
2016	Jason Smith	Republican	74.4%	51.7
2014	Jason Smith	Republican	66.7%	42.3
2013 special	Jason Smith	Republican	67.1%	39.7
2012	Jo Ann Emerson	Republican	71.9%	47.4
2010	Jo Ann Emerson	Republican	65.6%	36.8
2008	Jo Ann Emerson	Republican	71.4%	45.3
2006	Jo Ann Emerson	Republican	71.6%	45.2
2004	Jo Ann Emerson	Republican	72.2%	45.6
2002	Jo Ann Emerson	Republican	71.8%	44.9
2000	Jo Ann Emerson	Republican	69.3%	40.4
1998	Jo Ann Emerson	Republican	62.6%	26.9
1980	Wendell Bailey	Republican	57.1%	14.3
1978	Richard Howard Ichord	Democratic	60.5%	20.9
1976	Richard Howard Ichord	Democratic	67.3%	36.7

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jason Smith Won	REP	271,249	76.18%
Randi McCallian	DEM	77,649	21.81%
Jake Dawson	LIB	7,166	2.01%
Total		356,064

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jason Smith Won	REP	186,472	75.99%
Randi McCallian	DEM	53,738	21.90%
Jim Higgins	LIB	5,185	2.11%
Total		245,395

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jason Smith Won	REP	253,811	76.86%
Kathy Ellis	DEM	70,561	21.37%
Tom Schmitz	LIB	5,854	1.77%
Total		330,226

Questions and answers

Who represents Missouri's 8th congressional district?

Jason Smith (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Missouri's 8th congressional district?

Jason Smith won in 2024 by 54.4 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.