2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

The 2004 House elections in Missouri occurred on November 2, 2004, to elect the members of the State of Missouri's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Missouri had nine seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census.

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

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All 9 Missouri seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Last election54
Seats won54
Seat changeSteadySteady
Popular vote1,429,7671,192,674
Percentage53.61%44.72%
SwingIncrease 0.42%Decrease 0.01%

These elections were held concurrently with the United States presidential election of 2004, United States Senate elections of 2004 (including one in Missouri), the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.

The most notable race of the 2004 cycle in Missouri was the contest for the Third District seat held by outgoing Representative and former House Democratic floor leader Dick Gephardt.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2004 [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/–
Republican1,429,76753.61%55±0
Democratic1,192,67444.72%44±0
Libertarian33,9371.27%000
Constitution10,6340.4%000
Independent110.0%000
Totals2,667,023100.00%99
Voter turnout%

Election results

Missouri congressional districts in the 2004 elections
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
Missouri 1William Lacy Clay Jr.Democratic2000Re-electedWilliam Lacy Clay, Jr. (D) 75.3%
Leslie L. Farr II (R) 22.8%
Terry Chadwick (L) 1.4%
Robert Rehbein (C) 0.5%
Missouri 2Todd AkinRepublican2000Re-electedTodd Akin (R) 65.4%
George D. Weber (D) 33.0%
Darla Maloney (L) 1.4%
David Leefe (C) 0.3%
Missouri 3Dick GephardtDemocratic1976Retired
Democratic hold
Russ Carnahan (D) 52.9%
Bill Federer (R) 45.1%
Kevin C. Babcock (L) 1.6%
William Renaud (C) 0.4%
Missouri 4Ike SkeltonDemocratic1976Re-electedIke Skelton (D) 66.2%
Jim Noland (R) 32.4%
Bill Lower (L) 1.0%
Raymond Lister (C) 0.4%
Missouri 5Karen McCarthyDemocratic1994Retired
Democratic hold
Emanuel Cleaver (D) 55.2%
Jeanne Patterson (R) 42.1%
Rick Bailie (L) 2.0%
Darin Rodenberg (C) 0.7%
Missouri 6Sam GravesRepublican2000Re-electedSam Graves (R) 63.8%
Charles S. Broomfield (D) 34.8%
Erik Buck (L) 1.4%
Missouri 7Roy BluntRepublican1996Re-electedRoy Blunt (R) 70.4%
Jim Newberry (D) 28.3%
Kevin Craig (L) 0.9%
Steve Alger (C) 0.3%
Missouri 8Jo Ann EmersonRepublican1996Re-electedJo Ann Emerson (R) 72.2%
Dean Henderson (D) 26.6%
Stan Cuff (L) 0.7%
Leonard Davidson (C) 0.5%
Missouri 9Kenny HulshofRepublican1996Re-electedKenny Hulshof (R) 64.6%
Linda Jacobsen (D) 33.8%
Tamara A. Millay (L) 1.1%
Chris Earl (C) 0.5%

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