The incumbent Congressmen in the local area easily held on to their seats: Vicky Hartzler, Emanuel Cleaver and Sam Graves. We have the complete results for those races and the rest of Missouri.
Area Races:
U.S. Representative – District 4
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler has defeated Democratic challenger Teresa Hensley to win a second term representing Missouri's 4th Congressional District, which includes rural counties south of Kansas City
Vicky Hartzler (R) 60.3%
Teresa Hensley (D) 35.5%
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U.S. Representative – District 5
Missouri’s 5th District Congressman Emanuel Cleaver got 60 percent of the vote and an easy win over Republican opponent Jacob Turk.
Emanuel Cleaver II (D) 60.2%
Jacob Turk (R) 37.2%
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U.S. Representative – District 6
Republican Rep. Sam Graves has won a seventh term in Washington. Graves topped Democrat Kyle Yarber of Gladstone by nearly 33 points. Graves is a farmer and chairs the House Small Business Committee.
Sam Graves (R) 65.0%
Kyle Yarber (D) 32.5%
Other Races:
U.S. Representative – District 1
Lacy Clay (D) 78.6%
Robby Hamlin (R) 17.9%
U.S. Representative – District 2
Ann Wagner (R) 60.1%
Glenn Koenen (D) 37.1%
U.S. Representative – District 3
Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) 63.5%
Eric Mayer (D) 32.9%
U.S. Representative – District 7
Billy Long (R) 63.8%
Jim Evans (D) 30.9%
U.S. Representative – District 8
Jo Ann Emerson (R) 71.9%
Jack Rushin (D) 24.6%
