Missouri's 8th congressional district

{{Short description|U.S. House district for Missouri}} {{Use American English|date=November 2025}} {{use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox U.S. congressional district |state = Missouri |district number = 8 |image name = {{switcher |{{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|from=Missouri's 8th congressional district (2023–).map|frame-height=300|frame-width=400|frame-latitude=37.2|frame-longitude=-90.3|zoom=6|overlay-horizontal-alignment=right|overlay-vertical-alignment=bottom|overlay=100px}} |From 2023 to 2027, starting with the 2022 elections |{{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|from=Missouri's 8th congressional district (2027–).map|frame-height=300|frame-width=400|frame-latitude=37.2|frame-longitude=-90.3|zoom=6|overlay-horizontal-alignment=right|overlay-vertical-alignment=bottom|overlay=100px}} |From 2027, starting with the 2026 elections }} |image caption = Interactive map of district boundaries |representative = Jason Smith |party = Republican |residence = Salem |english area = |metric area = |percent urban = 38.29 |percent rural = 61.71 |population = 776,269 |population year = 2024 |median income = $59,897<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=29&cd=08|title = My Congressional District}}</ref> |percent white = 86.8 |percent hispanic = 2.4 |percent black = 4.5 |percent asian = 0.8 |percent more than one race = 4.8 |percent other race = 0.6 |percent blue collar = |percent white collar = |percent gray collar = |cpvi = R+27<ref name=Cook>{{Cite web|title=2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)|url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2025-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list|access-date=2025-04-05|website=Cook Political Report|language=en}}</ref> }}

'''Missouri's 8th congressional district''' is one of 435 congressional districts in the United States and one of eight congressional districts in the state of Missouri. The district encompasses rural Southeast Missouri and South Central Missouri as well as some counties in Southwest Missouri. The district stretches from the Bootheel in the south to the St. Louis southern exurbs of Festus, Hillsboro, and surrounding areas in the Lead Belt; it ranges in the east to counties along the Mississippi River and in the west to counties along the Ozark Plateau near Branson. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+27, it is the most Republican district in Missouri and the sixth most Republican district nationwide.<ref name="Cook"/>

==History== The district's largest city is Cape Girardeau. A predominantly rural district, the district votes strongly Republican for national offices. In 2004, President George W. Bush received 63% of the vote in the district over U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) who clinched 36%. In 2008, U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) carried the district with 61.92% over U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois), who received 36.42%. The district increased the margin for Republicans in 2012 when former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) gained 65.88% of the vote over President Barack Obama's 31.99%. The district swung towards Republican Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. Trump garnered 75.4% of the vote, Democratic Nominee Hillary Clinton received just 21.0% of the vote, making it one of the most strongly Republican congressional districts in the United States.

Jason T. Smith, a Republican, has represented the district in the U.S. Congress since winning a special election on June 4, 2013. The incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson resigned on January 22, 2013, to take a position as CEO for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

Missouri lost one of its nine congressional district seats following redistricting based on population numbers from the 2010 U.S. census. The Republican-controlled state legislature decided to redefine Missouri's 3rd congressional district, which was represented by U.S. Representative Russ Carnahan (D-St. Louis). The district included all of Ste. Genevieve and Jefferson counties and southern St. Louis County and the neighborhoods making up what is known as South City of St. Louis. Missouri's 8th congressional district lost its Taney County parts (which were redistricted to the Southwestern-based 7th congressional district, and picked up all of Crawford and Ste. Genevieve counties, and most of the southern and western rural parts of Jefferson County. Parts of Jefferson County that are now included in Missouri's 8th include all of the cities of Hillsboro, De Soto, and the Twin Cities of Festus and Crystal City.

== Composition == For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:<ref>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST27/CD118_MN01.pdf https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST27/CD118_MO08.pdf]</ref>

'''Bollinger''' '''County''' '''(4)'''

: All 4 communities

'''Butler''' '''County''' '''(6)'''

: All 6 communities

'''Cape Girardeau''' '''County''' '''(11)'''

: All 11 communities

'''Carter''' '''County''' '''(5)'''

: All 5 communities

'''Dent''' '''County''' '''(2)'''

: Bunker, Salem

'''Douglas''' '''County''' '''(1)'''

: Ava

'''Dunklin''' '''County''' '''(13)'''

: All 13 communities

'''Howell''' '''County''' '''(6)'''

: All 6 communities

'''Iron''' '''County''' '''(7)'''

: All 7 communities

'''Jefferson''' '''County''' '''(12)'''

: Arnold, Barnhart, Crystal City, Festus, Herculaneum, Horine, Imperial, Kimmswick, Murphy, Olympian Village, Pevely, Summer Set

'''Madison''' '''County''' '''(6)'''

: All 6 communities

'''Mississippi''' '''County''' '''(8)'''

: All 8 communities

'''New Madrid''' '''County''' '''(15)'''

: All 15 communities

'''Oregon''' '''County''' '''(4)'''

: All 4 communities

'''Ozark''' '''County''' '''(6)'''

: All 6 communities

'''Pemiscot''' '''County''' '''(13)'''

: All 13 communities

'''Perry''' '''County''' '''(8)'''

: All 8 communities

'''Phelps''' '''County''' '''(5)'''

: All 5 communities

'''Reynolds''' '''County''' '''(3)'''

: All 3 communities

'''Ripley''' '''County''' '''(4)'''

: All 4 communities

'''Ste. Genevieve''' '''County''' '''(7)'''

: All 7 communities

'''St. Francois''' '''County''' '''(15)'''

: All 15 communities

'''Scott''' '''County''' '''(15)'''

: All 15 communities

'''Shannon''' '''County''' '''(5)'''

: All 5 communities

'''Stoddard''' '''County''' '''(11)'''

: All 11 communities

'''Texas''' '''County''' '''(7)'''

: All 7 communities

'''Wayne''' '''County''' '''(4)'''

: All 4 communities

'''Wright''' '''County''' '''(4)'''

: All 4 communities

=== Characteristics === Missouri's 8th is a relatively diverse congressional district. Although it is quite conservative and Republican-leaning at the federal level, Democrats formerly performed well here in local and state elections. Bill Clinton, a Democrat from neighboring Arkansas, carried the previous 8th district both times in 1992 and 1996; since then, however, voters in the district have solidly supported the past three Republican presidential nominees.

At the local level, Republicans control a majority of elected county offices in Southeast Missouri. In presidential elections, Democratic candidates formerly performed best in the Bootheel, an agricultural area that is the most impoverished region in the district (and the state, for that matter). It has a wide majority of whites and a significant minority of African Americans. Democrats also used to do well in the Lead Belt region, which contains a core constituency of voters who belong to labor unions, particularly in the mining industry.

The district takes in a large swath of the Bible Belt with evangelical Protestantism being the dominant religion in most counties in the district. This influence is demonstrated in conservative voters' positions on social issues such as abortion, gay rights and gun control. Racially, this district is predominantly white. Many voters here maintain a rural lifestyle where agriculture and farming are the backbone of the economy and are important issues of concern. Socioeconomically, it is the poorest district in Missouri (when measured by the median household income adjusted by inflation).

=== Largest cities === The 10 largest cities in the district are as follows. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Rank ! City ! County ! Population (2010) ! Population (2015) ! Population (2020) |- | 1 | Cape Girardeau | Cape Girardeau and Scott | 37,941 | 39,462 | 39,540 |- | 2 | Arnold | Jefferson | 20,875 | 21,213 | 20,858 |- | 3 | Rolla | Phelps | 19,559 | 20,019 | 19,943 |- | 4 | Farmington | St. Francois | 16,240 | 18,181 | 18,217 |- | 5 | Sikeston | Scott and New Madrid | 16,318 | 16,436 | 16,291 |- | 6 | Poplar Bluff | Butler | 17,023 | 17,266 | 16,225 |- | 7 | Jackson | Cape Girardeau | 13,758 | 14,869 | 15,481 |- | 8 | West Plains | Howell | 11,986 | 12,285 | 12,184 |- | 9 | Festus | Jefferson | 11,599 | 11,938 | 12,722 |- | 10 | Kennett | Dunklin | 10,932 | 10,662 | 10,515 |- |}

== List of members representing the district == {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

|- valign=bottom ! Member ! Party ! Years ! Cong ress ! Electoral history ! District location

|- style="height:3em" | colspan=6 | District created March 4, 1863

|- style="height:3em" | align=left | 100px '''William A. Hall''' {{Small|(Huntsville)}} | {{Party shading/Unionist}} | Union | nowrap | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | {{USCongressOrdinal|38}} | Redistricted from the {{ushr|Missouri|3|C}} and re-elected in 1862. Retired. | rowspan=26 |

|- style="height:3em" | align=left | 100px '''John F. Benjamin''' {{Small|(Shelbyville)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871 | {{USCongressOrdinal|39|41}} | Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Retired.

|- style="height:3em" | align=left | '''James G. Blair''' {{Small|(Canton)}} | {{Party shading/Liberal Republican}} | Liberal Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | {{USCongressOrdinal|42}} | Elected in 1870. Retired.

|- style="height:3em" | align=left | 100px '''Abram Comingo''' {{Small|(Independence)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | {{USCongressOrdinal|43}} | Redistricted from the {{ushr|Missouri|6|C}} and re-elected in 1872. Retired.

|- style="height:3em" | align=left | 100px '''Benjamin J. Franklin''' {{Small|(Kansas City)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 | {{USCongressOrdinal|44|45}} | Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Withdrew during renomination.

|- style="height:3em" | align=left | 100px '''Samuel L. Sawyer''' {{Small|(Independence)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Independent Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | {{USCongressOrdinal|46}} | Elected in 1878. Retired.

|- style="height:3em" | align=left | 100px '''Robert T. Van Horn''' {{Small|(Kansas City)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | {{USCongressOrdinal|47}} | Elected in 1880. Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em" | align=left | 100px '''John J. O'Neill''' {{Small|(St. Louis)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889 | {{USCongressOrdinal|48|50}} | Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em" | align=left | 100px '''Frederick G. Niedringhaus''' {{Small|(St. Louis)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | {{USCongressOrdinal|51}} | Elected in 1888. Retired.

|- style="height:3em" | align=left | 100px '''John J. O'Neill''' {{Small|(St. Louis)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | {{USCongressOrdinal|52}} | Elected in 1890. Redistricted to {{ushr|Missouri|11|C}}.

|- style="height:3em" | align=left | 100px '''Richard P. Bland''' {{Small|(Lebanon)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | {{USCongressOrdinal|53}} | Redistricted from the {{ushr|Missouri|11|C}} and re-elected in 1892. Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em" | align=left | 100px '''Joel D. Hubbard''' {{Small|(Versailles)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | {{USCongressOrdinal|54}} | Elected in 1894. Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em" | align=left | 100px '''Richard P. Bland''' {{Small|(Lebanon)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1897 – June 15, 1899 | {{USCongressOrdinal|55|56}} | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Died.

|- style="height:3em" | colspan=2 | ''Vacant'' | nowrap | June 15, 1899 – August 29, 1899 | {{USCongressOrdinal|56}} | |- style="height:3em" | align=left | 100px '''Dorsey W. Shackleford''' {{Small|(Jefferson City)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | nowrap | August 29, 1899 – March 3, 1919 | {{USCongressOrdinal|56|65}} | Elected to finish Bland's term. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Lost renomination.

|- style="height:3em" | align=left | 100px '''William L. Nelson''' {{Small|(Columbia)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 | {{USCongressOrdinal|66}} | Elected in 1918. Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em" | align=left | 100px '''Sidney C. Roach''' {{Small|(Linn Creek)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1925 | {{USCongressOrdinal|67|68}} | Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em" | align=left | 100px '''William L. Nelson''' {{Small|(Columbia)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933 | {{USCongressOrdinal|69|72}} | Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the {{ushr|Missouri|AL|C}} and lost renomination.

|- style="height:3em" | colspan=2 | ''District inactive'' | nowrap | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | {{USCongressOrdinal|73}} | All representatives elected At-large on a general ticket

|- style="height:3em" | align=left | 100px '''Clyde Williams''' {{Small|(Hillsboro)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943 | {{USCongressOrdinal|74|77}} | Redistricted from the {{ushr|Missouri|AL|C}} and re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em" | align=left | '''William P. Elmer''' {{Small|(Salem)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | {{USCongressOrdinal|78}} | Elected in 1942. Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em" | align=left | 100px '''A. S. J. Carnahan''' {{Small|(Ellsinore)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | {{USCongressOrdinal|79}} | Elected in 1944. Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em" | align=left | 100px '''Parke M. Banta''' {{Small|(Arcadia)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | {{USCongressOrdinal|80}} | Elected in 1946. Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em" | align=left | 100px '''A. S. J. Carnahan''' {{Small|(Ellsinore)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1961 | {{USCongressOrdinal|81|86}} | Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Lost renomination.

|- style="height:3em" | align=left | 100px '''Richard H. Ichord II''' {{Small|(Houston)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1981 | {{USCongressOrdinal|87|96}} | Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Retired.

|- style="height:3em" | align=left | 100px '''Wendell Bailey''' {{Small|(Willow Springs)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | {{USCongressOrdinal|97}} | Elected in 1980. Redistricted to the {{ushr|Missouri|4|C}} and lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em" | rowspan=2 align=left | 100px '''Bill Emerson''' {{Small|(Cape Girardeau)}} | rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | rowspan=2 nowrap | January 3, 1983 – June 22, 1996 | rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|98|104}} | rowspan=2 | Redistricted from the {{ushr|Missouri|10|C}} and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Ran for re-election, but died. | '''1983–1993''' {{Data missing|date=March 2023}}

|- style="height:3em" | rowspan=5 | '''1993–2003''' {{Data missing|date=March 2023}}

|- style="height:3em" | colspan=2 | ''Vacant'' | nowrap | June 22, 1996 – November 5, 1996 | {{USCongressOrdinal|104}} | |- style="height:3em" | rowspan=4 align=left | 100px '''Jo Ann Emerson''' {{Small|(Cape Girardeau)}} | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | nowrap | November 5, 1996 – January 3, 1997 | rowspan=4 | {{USCongressOrdinal|104|113}} | rowspan=4 | Elected to finish her husband's term. Elected to full term in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Resigned to become CEO of NRECA.

|- style="height:3em" | {{Party shading/Independent}} | Independent | nowrap | January 3, 1997 – January 8, 1997

|- style="height:3em" | rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | rowspan=2 nowrap | January 8, 1997 – January 22, 2013

|- style="height:3em" | rowspan=3 | '''2003–2013''' 300px

|- style="height:3em" | colspan=2 | ''Vacant'' | nowrap | January 22, 2013 – June 5, 2013 | {{USCongressOrdinal|113}} | |- style="height:3em" | rowspan=3 align=left | 100px '''Jason Smith''' {{Small|(Salem)}} | rowspan=3 {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | rowspan=3 nowrap | June 5, 2013 – present | rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|113|Present}} | rowspan=3 | Elected to finish Emerson's term. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.

|- style="height:3em" | '''2013–2023''' 300px

|- style="height:3em" | '''2023–present''' 200px |}

== Recent election results from statewide races == {| class=wikitable ! Year ! Office ! Results<ref>https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::68b2b598-69cd-430e-bee2-1dc4b76705f6</ref> |- ||2008 | President | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|McCain 58% - 39% |- ||2012 | President | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Romney 66% - 34% |- |rowspan=6|2016 | President | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Trump 74% - 23% |- | Senate | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Blunt 61% - 34% |- | Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Greitens 64% - 33% |- | Lt. Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Parson 64% - 31% |- | Secretary of State | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Ashcroft 69% - 27% |- | Attorney General | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Hawley 71% - 29% |- |rowspan=2|2018 | Senate | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Hawley 67% - 30% |- | Auditor | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|McDowell 61% - 34% |- |rowspan=6|2020 | President | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Trump 75% - 24% |- | Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Parson 73% - 24% |- | Lt. Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Kehoe 75% - 23% |- | Secretary of State | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Ashcroft 77% - 20% |- | Treasurer | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Fitzpatrick 75% - 22% |- | Attorney General | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Schmitt 76% - 22% |- ||2022 | Senate | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Schmitt 73% - 24% |- |rowspan=7|2024 | President | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Trump 76% - 23% |- | Senate | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Hawley 73% - 24% |- | Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Kehoe 76% - 22% |- | Lt. Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Wasinger 74% - 22% |- | Secretary of State | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Hoskins 74% - 23% |- | Treasurer | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Malek 74% - 22% |- | Attorney General | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bailey 77% - 21% |}

== Recent election results ==

=== 2012 === {{Election box begin no change|title=Missouri's 8th congressional district, 2012<ref name="MSS">{{cite web | url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750002497 | title=State of Missouri - Election Night Results }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Jo Ann Emerson (incumbent)|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=216,083|percentage=71.93}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Jack Rushin|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=73,755|percentage=24.55}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Rob Vandeven|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|votes=10,553|percentage=3.51}} {{Election box total no change|votes=300,391|percentage=100.00}} {{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}} {{Election box end}}

=== 2013 special === {{Election box begin no change|title=2013 Missouri 8th congressional district special election<ref>{{cite web |url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/Default.aspx|title=State of Missouri - Election Night Results }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Jason Smith|votes=42,141|percentage=67.1}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Steve Hodges|votes=17,207|percentage=27.4}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Constitution Party (United States)|candidate=Doug Enyart|votes=2,265|percentage=3.6}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Bill Slantz|votes=968|percentage=1.5}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change|votes=185|percentage=0.3}} {{Election box total no change|votes=62,766|percentage=100}} {{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Republican Party (United States)}} {{Election box end}}

=== 2014 === {{Election box begin no change|title=Missouri's 8th congressional district, 2014<ref name=Generalelection>{{cite web | url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/Default.aspx | title=State of Missouri - Election Night Results }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Jason Smith (incumbent)|votes=106,124|percentage=66.6}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Barbara Stocker|votes=38,721|percentage=24.3}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Independent|candidate=Terry Hampton|votes=6,821|percentage=4.3}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Constitution Party (United States)|candidate=Doug Enyart|votes=3,799|percentage=2.4}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Rick Vandeven|votes=3,759|percentage=2.4}} {{Election box total no change|votes=159,224|percentage=100.0}} {{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}} {{Election box end}}

=== 2016 === {{Election box begin no change|title=Missouri's 8th congressional district, 2016<ref name="Generalelection16">{{cite news|url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750003949|title=2016 General Election Official Results |date=November 8, 2016 |access-date=November 30, 2016 |publisher=Missouri Secretary of State}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Jason Smith (incumbent)|votes=229,792|percentage=74.4}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Dave Cowell|votes=70,009|percentage=22.7}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Jonathan Shell|votes=9,070|percentage=2.9}} {{Election box total no change|votes=308,871|percentage=100.0}} {{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}} {{Election box end}}

=== 2018 === {{Election box begin no change|title=Missouri's 8th congressional district, 2018<ref name="clerk2018">{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Cheryl L.|title=Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018|url=http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/|publisher=Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives|access-date=2019-04-27|date=2019-02-28|df=mdy-all}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Jason Smith (incumbent)|votes=194,042|percentage=73.4}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Kathy Ellis|votes=66,151|percentage=25.0}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Jonathan Shell|votes=4,206|percentage=1.6}} {{Election box total no change|votes=264,399|percentage=100.0}} {{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}} {{Election box end}}

=== 2020 === {{Election box begin no change|title=Missouri's 8th congressional district, 2020<ref name="MOgenr">{{cite web |title=All Results State of Missouri - State of Missouri - General Election, November 03, 2020 |url=https://enr.sos.mo.gov/ |website=Missouri Secretary of State |access-date=December 9, 2020}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Jason Smith (incumbent)|votes=253,811|percentage=76.9}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Kathy Ellis|votes=70,561|percentage=21.4}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Tom Schmitz|votes=5,854|percentage=1.8}} {{Election box total no change|votes=330,226|percentage=100.0}} {{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}} {{Election box end}}

==== 2022 ==== {{Election box begin no change | title = 2022 Missouri's 8th congressional district election}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Jason Smith (incumbent) | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes =186,472 | percentage =76.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Randi McCallian | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes =53,738 | percentage =21.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Jim Higgins | party = Libertarian Party (United States) | votes =5,185 | percentage =2.1 }} {{Election box total no change | votes =245,395 | percentage =100.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link no change |winner = Republican Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}

==== 2024 ==== {{Election box begin no change|title=2024 Missouri's 8th congressional district election}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Jason Smith (incumbent)|votes= 271,249|percentage= 76.18}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Randi McCallian|votes=77,649|percentage=21.81}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Jake Dawson|votes=7,166|percentage=2.01}}{{Election box total no change|votes=356,064|percentage=100.0}}{{Election box hold with party link no change |winner = Republican Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}

===Prior elections=== ====2000==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right" |- ! County !! George W. Bush!!%!!Al Gore!!%!!Ralph Nader!!%!!Others!!%!!Margin!!%!!Total |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Bollinger || 3,487||65.87%||1,692||31.96%||41||0.77%||74||1.40%||−1,795||R+ 33.91%||5,294 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Butler || 9,111||63.28%||4,996||34.70%||149||1.03%||141||0.99%||−4,115||R+ 28.58%||14,397 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Cape Girardeau || 19,832||66.42%||9,334||31.26%||376||1.26%||317||1.06%||−10,498||R+ 35.16%||29,859 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Carter || 1,730||61.61%||997||35.51%||40||1.42%||41||1.46%||−733||R+ 26.10%||2,808 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Crawford || 4,754||57.26%||3,350||40.35%||100||1.20%||98||1.19%||−1,404||R+ 16.91%||8,302 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Dent || 3,996||66.73%||1,839||30.71%||66||1.10%||87||1.46%||−2,157||R+ 36.02%||5,988 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Dunklin || 5,426||51.55%||4,947||47.00%||78||0.74%||74||0.70%||−479||R+ 4.55%||10,525 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Howell || 9,018||64.07%||4,641||32.97%||197||1.40%||219||1.56%||−4,377||R+ 31.10%||14,075 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Iron || 2,237||50.68%||2,044||46.31%||64||1.45%||69||1.56%||−193||R+ 4.37%||4,414 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Madison || 2,460||56.25%||1,828||41.80%||42||0.96%||43||0.99%||−632||R+ 14.45%||4,373 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Mississippi || 2,395||45.93%||2,756||52.85%||29||0.56%||35||0.67%||−361||D+ 6.92%||5,215 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|New Madrid || 3,416||47.01%||3,738||51.45%||45||0.62%||67||0.92%||−322||D+ 4.44%||7,266 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Oregon || 2,521||59.56%||1,568||37.04%||60||1.42%||84||1.98%||−953||R+ 22.52%||4,233 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Pemiscot || 2,750||45.38%||3,245||53.55%||37||0.61%||28||0.46%||−495||D+ 8.17%||6,060 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Perry || 4,667||67.61%||2,085||30.20%||70||1.01%||81||1.17%||−2,582||R+ 37.41%||6,903 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Phelps || 9,444||58.49%||6,262||38.78%||253||1.57%||187||1.16%||−3,182||R+ 19.71%||16,146 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Reynolds || 1,762||56.28%||1,298||41.46%||42||1.34%||29||0.92%||−464||R+ 14.82%||3,131 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Ripley || 3,121||61.62%||1,820||35.93%||58||1.15%||66||1.30%||−1,301||R+ 25.69%||5,065 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Scott || 8,999||57.30%||6,452||41.09%||113||0.72%||130||0.83%||−2,547||R+ 16.21%||15,704 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Shannon || 2,245||59.38%||1,430||37.82%||48||1.27%||58||1.53%||−815||R+ 21.56%||3,781 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|St. Francois || 9,327||49.50%||9,075||48.17%||265||1.41%||174||0.93%||−252||R+ 1.33%||18,841 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Stoddard || 7,727||62.04%||4,476||35.94%||114||0.92%||137||1.10%||−3,251||R+ 26.10%||12,454 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Texas || 6,136||61.78%||3,486||35.10%||137||1.38%||173||1.74%||−2,650||R+ 26.68%||9,932 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Washington || 4,020||48.64%||4,047||48.97%||95||1.15%||103||1.25%||−27||D+ 0.33%||8,265 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Wayne || 3,346||57.22%||2,387||40.82%||55||0.94%||60||1.03%||−959||R+ 16.40%||5,848 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Wright || 5,391||68.75%||2,250||28.70%||86||1.10%||114||1.45%||−3,141||R+ 40.05%||7,841 |- !District Total||139,318||58.85%||92,043||38.88%||2,660||1.12%||2,689||1.14%||47,275||R+ 19.97%||236,720 |}

====2004==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right" |- ! County !! George W. Bush!!%!!John Kerry!!%!!Others!!%!!Margin!!%!!Total |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Bollinger || 4,102||69.58%||1,754||29.75%||39||0.63%||−2,348||R+ 39.83%||5,895 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Butler || 11,696||71.14%||4,666 ||28.38%||79||0.48%||−7,030||R+ 42.76%||16,441 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Cape Girardeau || 23,814||68.90%||10,568||30.57%||183||0.53%||−13,246||R+ 38.33%||34,565 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Carter || 1,797||64.66%||964||34.69%||18||0.64%||−833||R+ 29.97%||2,779 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Dent || 4,369||69.31%||1,865||29.58%||70||1.12%||−2,504||R+ 39.73%||6,304 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Douglas || 4,498||71.09%||1,741||27.52%||88||1.39%||−2,757||R+ 43.57%||6,327 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Dunklin || 6,720||57.55%||4,901||41.97%||56||0.48%||−1,819||R+ 15.58%||11,677 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Howell || 11,097||67.75%||5,118||31.25%||164||1.00%||−5,979||R+ 36.50%||16,379 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Iron || 2,477||52.94%||2,157||46.10%||45||0.96%||−320||R+ 6.84%||4,679 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Madison || 2,905||59.07%||1,972||40.10%||41||0.84%||−933||R+ 18.97%||4,918 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Mississippi || 2,903||54.79%||2,374||44.81%||21||0.40%||−529||R+ 9.98%||5,298 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|New Madrid || 4,154||52.54%||3,716||47.00%||37||0.47%||−438||R+ 5.54%||7,907 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Oregon || 2,769||59.26%||1,823||39.01%||81||1.74%||−946||R+ 20.25%||4,673 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Ozark || 3,083||65.50%||1,561||33.16%||63||1.34%||−1,522||R+ 32.34%||4,707 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Pemiscot || 3,398||49.93%||3,381||49.68%||27||0.40%||−17||R+ 0.25%||6,806 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Perry || 5,583||67.70%||2,621||31.78%||43||0.52%||−2,962||R+ 35.92%||8,247 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Phelps || 11,874||63.50%||6,666||35.65%||160||0.75%||−5,208||R+ 27.85%||18,700 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Reynolds || 1,896||56.36%||1,449||43.07%||19||0.57%||−447||R+ 13.29%||3,364 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Ripley || 3,693||65.33%||1,907||33.73%||53||0.94%||−1,786||R+ 31.60%||5,653 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Scott || 11,330||64.94%||6,057||34.71%||61||0.35%||−5,273||R+ 30.23%||17,448 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Shannon || 2,511||60.26%||1,618||38.83%||38||0.92%||−893||R+ 21.43%||4,167 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|St. Francois || 12,087||52.71%||10,748||46.87%||98||0.43%||−1,339||R+ 5.84%||22,933 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Stoddard || 9,242||69.74%||3,946||29.78%||64||0.48%||−5,296||R+ 39.96%||13,252 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Taney* || 3,496||67.53%||1,644||31.76%||37||0.71%||−1,852||R+ 35.77%||5,177 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Texas || 7,234||65.66%||3,664||33.25%||120||1.09%||−3,570||R+ 32.41%||11,018 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Washington || 4,641||50.57%||4,459||48.58%||78||0.84%||−182||R+ 1.99%||9,178 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Wayne || 3,919||63.17%||2,250||36.27%||35||0.57%||−1,669||R+ 26.90%||6,204 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Wright || 6,090||72.97%||2,188||26.22%||68||0.82%||−3,902||R+ 46.75%||8,346 |- !District Total||173,378||63.50%||97,778||35.81%||1,886||0.69%||75,600||R+ 27.69%||273,042 |} *These numbers reflect only the eastern sections of Taney County that were included in the 8th Congressional District.

====2008==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right" |- ! County !! John McCain!!%!!Barack Obama!!%!!Others!!%!!Margin!!%!!Total |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Bollinger || 3,972||68.67%||1,690||29.22%||122||2.11%||−2,282||R+ 39.45%||5,784 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Butler || 11,805||68.09%||5,316||30.66%||217||1.25%||−6,489||R+ 37.43%||17,338 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Cape Girardeau || 24,768||66.30%||12,208||32.68%||379||1.01%||−12,560||R+ 33.62%||37,446 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Carter || 1,840||63.49%||984||33.95%||74||2.55%||−856||R+ 29.54%||2,898 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Dent || 4,655||67.78%||2,056||29.94%||157||2.29%||−2,599||R+ 37.84%||6,868 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Douglas || 4,405||65.63%||2,140||31.88%||167||2.49%||−2,265||R+ 33.75%||6,712 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Dunklin || 7,044||59.88%||4,540||38.59%||180||1.53%||−2,504||R+ 21.29%||11,764 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Howell || 10,982||64.49%||5,736||33.68%||311||1.83%||−5,246||R+ 30.81%||17,029 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Iron || 2,090||47.35%||2,213||50.14%||111||2.51%||−123||D+ 2.79%||4,414 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Madison || 2,897||57.62%||2,042||40.61%||89||1.77%||−855||R+ 17.01%||5,028 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Mississippi || 3,034||56.65%||2,247||41.95%||75||1.40%||−787||R+ 14.70%||5,356 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|New Madrid || 4,593||56.76%||3,370||41.65%||129||1.59%||−1,223||R+ 15.11%||8,092 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Oregon || 2,652||57.77%||1,811||39.45%||128||2.78%||−841||R+ 18.32%||4,591 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Ozark || 2,918||62.27%||1,661||35.45%||107||2.28%||−1,257||R+ 26.82%||4,686 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Pemiscot || 3,954||56.11%||3,029||42.98%||64||0.91%||−925||R+ 13.13%||7,047 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Perry || 5,527||63.92%||3,005||34.75%||115||1.33%||−2,522||R+ 29.17%||8,647 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Phelps || 11,706||60.22%||7,394||38.04%||338||1.74%||−4,312||R+ 22.18%||19,524 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Reynolds || 1,782||54.21%||1,418||43.14%||87||2.65%||−364||R+ 11.07%||3,287 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Ripley || 3,407||63.53%||1,795||33.47%||161||3.00%||−1,612||R+ 30.06%||5,363 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Scott || 11,563||64.15%||6,258||34.72%||205||1.13%||−5,305||R+ 29.43%||18,082 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Shannon || 2,075||54.06%||1,637||42.65%||126||3.29%||−438||R+ 11.41%||3,838 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|St. Francois || 12,660||51.57%||11,540||47.01%||350||1.42%||−1,120||R+ 4.56%||24,550 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Stoddard || 9,172||69.16%||3,899||29.40%||191||1.44%||−5,273||R+ 39.76%||13,262 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Taney* || 2,138||67.62%||979||30.96%||45||1.42%||−1,159||R+ 36.66%||3,162 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Texas || 7,215||66.49%||3,410||31.43%||226||2.08%||−3,805||R+ 35.06%||10,851 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Washington || 4,706||48.95%||4,711||49.00%||197||2.05%||−5||D+ 0.05%||9,614 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Wayne || 3,784||61.49%||2,243||36.45%||127||2.06%||−1,541||R+ 25.04%||6,154 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Wright || 5,784||67.94%||2,557||30.03%||173||2.03%||−3,227||R+ 37.91%||8,514 |- !District Total||174,564||61.92%||102,682||36.42%||4,688||1.66%||71,882||R+ 25.50%||281,934 |} *These numbers reflect only the eastern sections of Taney County that were included in the 8th Congressional District.

====2012==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right" |- ! County !! Mitt Romney!!%!!Barack Obama!!%!!Others!!%!!Margin!!%!!Total |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Bollinger || 4,095||75.05%||1,213||22.23%||148||2.72%||−2,882||R+ 52.82%||5,456 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Butler || 12,248||72.52%||4,363||25.83%||278||1.65%||−7,885||R+ 46.69%||16,889 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Cape Girardeau || 25,370||70.81%||9,728||27.15%||731||2.04%||−15,642||R+ 43.66%||35,829 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Carter || 1,978||70.67%||754||26.94%||67||2.39%||−1,224||R+ 43.73%||2,799 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Crawford || 6,434||67.17%||2,951||30.81%||194||2.03%||−3,483||R+ 36.36%||9,579 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Dent || 4,883||73.51%||1,585||23.86%||175||2.63%||−3,298||R+ 49.65%||6,671 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Douglas || 4,649||70.90%||1,710||26.08%||198||3.02%||−2,939||R+ 44.82%||6,557 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Dunklin || 6,850||64.31%||3,636||34.14%||165||1.55%||−3,214||R+ 30.17%||10,651 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Howell || 11,544||70.62%||4,395||26.89%||407||2.49%||−7,149||R+ 43.73%||16,346 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Iron || 2,252||55.87%||1,669||41.40%||110||2.73%||−583||R+ 14.47%||4,031 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Jefferson* || 14,608||55.18%||11,277||42.59%||591||2.23%||−3,331||R+ 12.59%||26,476 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Madison || 3,227||65.46%||1,588||32.21%||115||2.33%||−1,639||R+ 33.25%||4,930 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Mississippi || 2,997||60.91%||1,858||37.76%||65||1.33%||−1,139||R+ 23.15%||4,920 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|New Madrid || 4,284||59.09%||2,814||38.81%||152||2.10%||−1,470||R+ 20.28%||7,250 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Oregon || 2,886||65.28%||1,419||32.10%||116||2.62%||−1,467||R+ 33.18%||4,421 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Ozark || 3,080||69.17%||1,261||28.32%||112||2.51%||−1,819||R+ 40.85%||4,453 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Pemiscot || 3,598||56.80%||2,671||42.16%||66||1.04%||−927||R+ 14.64%||6,335 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Perry || 5,669||70.98%||2,184||27.34%||134||1.68%||−3,485||R+ 43.64%||7,987 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Phelps || 11,895||65.05%||5,798||31.71%||593||3.24%||−6,097||R+ 33.34%||18,286 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Reynolds || 1,931||60.31%||1,157||36.13%||114||3.56%||−774||R+ 24.18%||3,202 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Ripley || 3,743||71.12%||1,396||26.52%||124||2.36%||−2,347||R+ 44.60%||5,263 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Scott || 11,623||68.37%||5,122||30.13%||254||1.50%||−6,501||R+ 38.24%||16,999 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Shannon || 2,262||61.27%||1,302||35.27%||128||3.46%||−960||R+ 26.00%||3,692 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|St. Francois || 13,248||58.67%||8,829||39.10%||505||2.23%||−4,419||R+ 19.57%||22,705 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Ste. Genevieve || 4,055||50.25%||3,813||47.25%||202||2.50%||−242||R+ 3.00%||8,070 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Stoddard || 9,496||73.81%||3,153||24.51%||217||1.68%||−6,343||R+ 49.30%||12,866 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Texas || 7,618||70.77%||2,871||26.67%||275||2.56%||−4,747||R+ 44.10%||10,764 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Washington || 5,071||58.32%||3,417||39.30%||207||2.38%||−1,654||R+ 19.02%||8,695 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Wayne || 3,790||66.26%||1,813||31.70%||117||2.04%||−1,977||R+ 34.56%||5,720 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Wright || 5,830||73.29%||1,953||24.55%||172||2.16%||−3,877||R+ 48.74%||7,955 |- !District Total||201,214||65.88%||97,700||31.99%||6,523||2.13%||103,514||R+ 33.89%||305,437 |} *These numbers reflect only the western and southern sections of Jefferson County that are included in the 8th Congressional District.

====2008 Democratic presidential primary==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right" |- ! County !! Hillary Clinton!!%!!Barack Obama!!%!!John Edwards!!%!!Others!!%!!Margin!!%!!Total |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Bollinger || 971||74.12%||293||22.37%||38||2.90%||8||0.61%||−678||C+ 51.75%||1,310 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Butler || 2,490||69.87%||960||26.94%||82||2.30%||32||0.90%||−1,530||C+ 42.93%||3,564 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Cape Girardeau || 4,510||56.55%||3,145||39.44%||247||3.10%||73||0.92%||−1,365||C+ 17.11%||7,975 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Carter || 541||75.24%||137||19.05%||32||4.45%||5||0.70%||−404||C+ 56.19%||719 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Dent || 962||62.23%||493||31.89%||74||4.79%||17||1.10%||−469||C+ 30.34%||1,546 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Douglas || 827||62.32%||454||34.21%||39||2.94%||7||0.53%||−373||C+ 28.11%||1,327 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Dunklin || 2,587||78.44%||604||18.31%||69||2.09%||38||1.15%||−1,983||C+ 60.13%||3,298 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Howell || 2,307||64.07%||1,168||32.44%||99||2.75%||27||0.75%||−1,139||C+ 31.63%||3,601 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Iron || 1,180||70.53%||406||24.27%||72||4.30%||15||0.90%||−774||C+ 46.26%||1,673 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Madison || 971||68.72%||344||24.35%||64||4.53%||34||2.40%||−627||C+ 44.37%||1,413 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Mississippi || 1,094||65.43%||502||30.02%||57||3.41%||19||1.14%||−592||C+ 35.41%||1,672 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|New Madrid || 1,801||71.19%||610||24.11%||101||3.99%||18||0.71%||−1,191||C+ 47.08%||2,530 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Oregon || 989||71.77%||332||24.09%||42||3.05%||15||1.09%||−657||C+ 47.68%||1,378 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Ozark || 689||65.62%||332||31.62%||18||1.71%||11||1.05%||−357||C+ 34.00%||1,050 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Pemiscot || 1,270||70.83%||466||25.99%||34||1.90%||23||1.28%||−804||C+ 44.84%||1,793 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Perry || 1,180||61.24%||650||33.73%||81||4.20%||16||0.83%||−530||C+ 27.51%||1,927 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Phelps || 2,392||53.93%||1,878||42.34%||122||2.75%||43||0.97%||−514||C+ 11.59%||4,435 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Reynolds || 741||66.22%||277||24.75%||70||6.26%||31||2.77%||−464||C+ 41.47%||1,119 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Ripley || 1,073||74.20%||282||19.50%||72||4.98%||19||1.31%||−791||C+ 54.70%||1,446 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Scott || 2,931||63.43%||1,443||31.23%||191||4.13%||56||1.22%||−1,488||C+ 32.20%||4,621 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Shannon || 914||69.72%||323||24.64%||50||3.81%||24||1.83%||−591||C+ 45.08%||1,311 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|St. Francois || 5,418||70.25%||1,993||25.84%||224||2.90%||78||1.01%||−3,425||C+ 44.41%||7,713 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Stoddard || 2,225||72.95%||684||22.43%||112||3.67%||29||0.95%||−1,541||C+ 50.52%||3,050 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Taney* || 1,219||62.51%||674||34.56%||39||2.00%||18||0.92%||−545||C+ 27.95%||1,950 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Texas || 1,858||68.03%||743||27.21%||101||3.70%||29||1.06%||−1,115||C+ 40.82%||2,731 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Washington || 2,345||74.63%||670||21.32%||100||3.18%||27||0.86%||−1,675||C+ 53.31%||3,142 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Wayne || 1,458||75.94%||359||18.70%||71||3.70%||32||1.66%||−1,099||C+ 57.24%||1,920 |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} | align=left|Wright || 1,143||69.48%||452||27.48%||36||2.19%||14||0.85%||−691||C+ 42.00%||1,645 |- !District Total||48,086||66.92%||20,674||28.77%||2,337||3.25%||762||1.06%||27,412||C+ 38.15%||71,859 |} *These numbers reflect only the eastern sections of Taney County that were included in the 8th Congressional District at the time of the Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary on Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008.

====2008 Republican presidential primary==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right" |- ! County !! Mike Huckabee!!%!!John McCain!!%!!Mitt Romney!!%!!Ron Paul!!%!!Others!!%!!Margin!!%!!Total |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Bollinger ||657||39.72%||518||31.32%||384||23.22%||65||3.93%||30||1.81%||−139||H+ 8.04%||1,654 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Butler ||2,215||48.85%||1,117||24.64%||1,007||22.21%||134||2.96%||61||1.35%||−1,098||H+ 24.21%||4,534 |-{{Party shading/Green}} | align=left|Cape Girardeau ||3,068||27.63%||3,528||31.77%||3,922||35.32%||361||3.25%||226||2.04%||−394||R+ 3.55%||11,105 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Carter ||373||52.39%||202||28.37%||107||15.03%||24||3.37%||6||0.84%||−171||H+ 24.02%||712 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Dent ||959||48.78%||442||22.48%||411||20.91%||127||6.46%||27||1.37%||−517||H+ 26.30%||1,966 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Douglas ||1,343||55.04%||516||21.15%||270||11.07%||295||12.09%||16||0.66%||−827||H+ 33.89%||2,440 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Dunklin ||1,309||58.52%||480||21.46%||381||17.03%||36||1.61%||31||1.39%||−829||H+ 37.06%||2,237 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Howell ||2,882||52.97%||1,347||24.76%||793||14.57%||356||6.54%||63||1.16%||−1,535||H+ 28.21%||5,441 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Iron ||354||43.17%||269||32.80%||138||16.83%||43||5.24%||16||1.95%||−85||H+ 10.37%||820 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Madison ||560||43.96%||452||35.48%||185||14.52%||51||4.00%||26||2.04%||−108||H+ 8.48%||1,274 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Mississippi ||471||42.59%||373||33.73%||226||20.43%||15||1.36%||21||1.90%||−98||H+ 8.86%||1,106 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|New Madrid ||656||48.74%||386||28.68%||250||18.57%||43||3.19%||11||0.82%||−270||H+ 20.06%||1,346 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Oregon ||696||58.88%||242||20.47%||134||11.34%||101||8.54%||9||0.76%||−454||H+ 38.41%||1,182 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Ozark ||766||48.09%||428||26.87%||235||14.75%||149||9.35%||15||0.94%||−338||H+ 21.22%||1,593 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Pemiscot ||565||57.59%||233||23.75%||149||15.19%||20||2.04%||14||1.43%||−332||H+ 33.84%||981 |-{{Party shading/Libertarian}} | align=left|Perry ||575||25.76%||973||43.59%||542||24.28%||96||4.30%||46||2.06%||−398||M+ 17.83%||2,232 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Phelps ||1,728||35.15%||1,459||29.68%||1,340||27.26%||321||6.53%||68||1.38%||−269||H+ 5.47%||4,916 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Reynolds ||283||46.09%||202||32.90%||93||15.15%||25||4.07%||11||1.79%||−81||H+ 13.19%||614 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Ripley ||750||53.84%||329||23.62%||238||17.09%||52||3.73%||24||1.72%||−421||H+ 30.22%||1,393 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Scott ||1,549||36.79%||1,389||32.99%||1,076||25.56%||113||2.68%||83||1.97%||−160||H+ 3.80%||4,210 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Shannon ||515||54.44%||223||23.57%||83||8.77%||109||11.52%||16||1.69%||−292||H+ 30.87%||946 |-{{Party shading/Libertarian}} | align=left|St. Francois ||1,631||35.90%||1,727||38.01%||949||20.89%||134||2.95%||102||2.25%||−96||M+ 2.11%||4,543 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Stoddard ||1,571||50.56%||772||24.85%||643||20.70%||91||2.93%||30||0.97%||−799||H+ 25.71%||3,107 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Taney* ||1,821||55.89%||844||25.91%||462||14.18%||92||2.82%||40||1.23%||−977||H+ 29.98%||3,258 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Texas ||1,727||50.13%||954||27.69%||480||13.93%||234||6.79%||50||1.45%||−773||H+ 22.44%||3,445 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Washington ||622||38.73%||616||38.36%||297||18.49%||50||3.11%||21||1.31%||−6||H+ 0.37%||1,606 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Wayne ||740||45.20%||499||30.48%||323||19.73%||46||2.81%||29||1.77%||−241||H+ 14.72%||1,637 |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | align=left|Wright ||1,878||59.64%||746||23.69%||298||9.46%||178||5.65%||49||1.56%||−1,132||H+ 35.95%||3,149 |- !District Total||32,264||43.93%||21,266||28.95%||15,416||20.99%||3,361||4.58%||1,141||1.55%||10,998||H+ 14.98%||73,447 |} *These numbers reflect only the eastern sections of Taney County that were included in the 8th Congressional District at the time of the Missouri Republican Presidential Primary on Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008.

==References== {{reflist}} *{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1989|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}} *{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1982|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100423082228/http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present] * [https://www.census.gov/mycd/] {{USCongDistStateMO}}

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