2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

November 7, 2000 (2000-11-07)
All 9 Missouri seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 4 5 Seats won 5 4 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,135,724 1,136,020 Percentage 48.83% 48.85%
Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

The 2000 House elections in Missouri occurred on November 7, 2000 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 1990 United States census.

These elections were held concurrently with the United States Senate elections of 2000 (including an election in Missouri where Democrat Mel Carnahan was posthumously elected to the United States Senate), the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.

In addition to the races for U.S. Senate, Governor, and Missouri's electoral votes for President, the House contest in the Show-Me state's sixth congressional district was also among the nation's most competitive races in 2000.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2000
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats before	Seats after	/–
	Republican	1,135,724	48.83%	4	5	1
	Democratic	1,136,020	48.85%	5	4	-1
	Libertarian	24,847	1.07%	0	0	0
	Progressive	15,947	0.69%	0	0	0
	Reform	8,293	0.36%	0	0	0
	Natural Law	4,957	0.21%	0	0	0
Totals		2,325,788	100.00%	9	9	—
Voter turnout		%

Election results

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Missouri 1	William Lacy Clay, Sr.	Democratic	1968	Retired Democratic hold	William Lacy Clay, Jr. (D) 76% Dwight Billingsly (R) 22% Brenda Reddick (G) 2%
Missouri 2	James Talent	Republican	1992	Retired to run for Governor Republican hold	Todd Akin (R) 56% Ted House (D) 43% Mike Odell (G) 1%
Missouri 3	Dick Gephardt	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Dick Gephardt (D) 58% Bill Federer (R) 40% Mary Maroney (G) 1%
Missouri 4	Ike Skelton	Democratic	1976	Re-elected	Ike Skelton (D) 67% Cecilia Noland (R) 32%
Missouri 5	Karen McCarthy	Democratic	1994	Re-elected	Karen McCarthy (D) 69% Steve Gordon (R) 29% Charles Reitz (G) 1%
Missouri 6	Patsy Danner	Democratic	1992	Retired Republican gain	Sam Graves (R) 51% Steve Danner (D) 47%
Missouri 7	Roy Blunt	Republican	1996	Re-elected	Roy Blunt (R) 74% Charles Christrup (D) 24%
Missouri 8	Jo Ann Emerson	Republican	1996	Re-elected	Jo Ann Emerson (R) 70% Bob Camp (D) 29% Tom Sager (G) 1%
Missouri 9	Kenny Hulshof	Republican	1996	Re-elected	Kenny Hulshof (R) 60% Steven Carroll (D) 39% Devin Scherubel (G) 1%