House districts / Missouri
Missouri's 8th congressional district
MO-8. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Jason T Smith Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $6.3mSpent $3.9m · Cash $5.4m
- Christopher Reichard Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $28kSpent $21k · Cash $7k
3 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 2 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 22.4% | Trump 76.6% | 1.0% | R+54.3 |
| 2020 | Biden 23.6% | Trump 74.9% | 1.4% | R+51.3 |
| 2016 | Clinton 22.7% | Trump 73.5% | 3.8% | R+50.9 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 772,835 | |
| Adults (18+) | 598,273 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 99.0% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 18.7% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 24.0% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 32.9% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 24.4% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 87.0% | 57.4% |
| Black | 3.7% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 2.6% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 0.8% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 5.8% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 20.8% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $60,159 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Jason Smith Republican | 76.2% | Randi McCallian Democrat others 2.0% | 21.8% | R+54.4 |
| 2022 | Jason Smith Republican | 76.0% | Randi McCallian Democrat others 2.1% | 21.9% | R+54.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 9 to 8 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Jason Smith Republican | 76.9% | Kathy Ellis Democrat others 1.8% | 21.4% | R+55.5 |
| 2018 | Jason Smith Republican | 73.4% | Kathy Ellis Democrat others 1.6% | 25.0% | R+48.4 |
| 2016 | Jason Smith Republican | 74.4% | Dave Cowell Democrat others 2.9% | 22.7% | R+51.7 |
| 2014 | Jason T. Smith Republican | 66.7% | Barbara Stocker Democrat others 9.0% | 24.3% | R+42.3 |
| 2012 | Jo Ann Emerson Republican | 71.9% | Jack Rushin Democrat others 3.5% | 24.6% | R+47.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Jo Ann Emerson Republican | 65.6% | Tommy Sowers Democrat others 5.7% | 28.8% | R+36.8 |
| 2008 | Jo Ann Emerson Republican | 71.4% | Joe Allen Democrat others 2.4% | 26.2% | R+45.3 |
| 2006 | Jo Ann Emerson Republican | 71.6% | Veronica J. Hambacker Democrat others 2.0% | 26.4% | R+45.2 |
| 2004 | Jo Ann Emerson Republican | 72.2% | Dean Henderson Democrat others 1.2% | 26.6% | R+45.6 |
| 2002 | Jo Ann Emerson Republican | 71.8% | Gene Curtis Democrat others 1.3% | 26.9% | R+44.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | Jo Ann Emerson Republican | 69.3% | Bob Camp Democrat others 1.7% | 28.9% | R+40.4 |
| 1998 | Jo Anna Emerson Republican | 62.6% | Anthony J. (Tony) Heckemeyer Democrat others 1.7% | 35.7% | R+26.9 |
| 1996 | Jo Ann Emerson Independent | 50.5% | Emily Firebaugh Democrat others 12.2% | 37.3% | 13.2 |
| 1994 | Bill Emerson Republican | 69.7% | James L. (Jay) Thompson Democrat others 3.4% | 26.9% | R+42.8 |
| 1992 | Bill Emerson Republican | 62.9% | Thad Bullock Democrat others 0.1% | 37.0% | R+25.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 10 to 9 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Bill Emerson Republican | 57.3% | Russ Carnahan Democrat | 42.7% | R+14.6 |
| 1988 | Bill Emerson Republican | 58.1% | Wayne Cryts Democrat | 41.9% | R+16.2 |
| 1986 | Bill Emerson Republican | 52.5% | Wayne Cryts Democrat | 47.5% | R+5.1 |
| 1984 | Bill Emerson Republican | 65.4% | Bill Blue Democrat | 34.6% | R+30.8 |
| 1982 | Bill Emerson Republican | 53.1% | Jerry Ford Democrat | 46.9% | R+6.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Wendell Bailey Republican | 57.1% | Steve Gardner Democrat | 42.9% | R+14.3 |
| 1978 | Richard H. Ichord Democrat | 60.5% | Donald D. Meyer Republican | 39.5% | D+20.9 |
| 1976 | Richard H. Ichord Democrat | 67.3% | Charles R. Leick Republican others 2.1% | 30.6% | D+36.7 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits