Missouri's 6th congressional district
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Missouri's 6th congressional district is located in the northwestern portion of the state and includes Atchison, Holt, Nodaway, Andrew, Buchanan, Worth, Gentry, DeKalb, Clinton, Platte, Harrison, Daviess, Caldwell, Mercer, Grundy, Livingston, and Carroll counties.[1]
The district previously took in all or parts of the following counties: Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Clay, Clinton, Cooper, Daviess, De Kalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Howard, Jackson, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway, Platte, Putnam, Ray, Schuyler, Sullivan, Worth.
The current representative of the 6th congressional district is Sam Graves (D).
Elections
2012
The 6th congressional district of Missouri held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Sam Graves won re-election in the district.[2]
| U.S. House, Missouri, District 6 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Kyle Yarber | 32.5% | 108,503 | |
| Republican |  Sam Graves Incumbent |
65% | 216,906 | |
| Libertarian | Russ Lee Monchil | 2.5% | 8,279 | |
| Total Votes | 333,688 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Primary results
The primary took place on August 7.[3]
Democratic Primary
| Missouri's 6th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Kyle Yarber |
32.6% | 10,242 |
| Bill Hedge | 27.4% | 8,620 |
| Ronald William Harris | 23.8% | 7,483 |
| Ted Rights | 16.3% | 5,118 |
| Total Votes | 31,463 | |
Republican Primary
| Missouri's 6th Congressional District Republican Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Sam Graves |
80.3% | 59,388 |
| Christopher Ryan | 13.5% | 9,945 |
| Bob Gough | 6.2% | 4,598 |
| Total Votes | 73,931 | |
2010
On November 2, 2010, Sam Graves won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Clint Hylton (D) and Kyle Yarber (write-in) in the general election.[4]
| U.S. House, Missouri District 6 General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Sam Graves incumbent |
69.4% | 154,103 | |
| Democratic | Clint Hylton | 30.5% | 67,762 | |
| Write-in | Kyle Yarber | 0% | 47 | |
| Total Votes | 221,912 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Sam Graves won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Kay Barnes (D) and Dave Browning (L) in the general election.[5]
| U.S. House, Missouri District 6 General Election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Sam Graves incumbent |
59.4% | 196,526 | |
| Democratic | Kay Barnes | 36.9% | 121,894 | |
| Libertarian | Dave Browning | 3.7% | 12,279 | |
| Total Votes | 330,699 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Sam Graves won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Sara Jo Shettles (D), Erik Buck (L) and Shirley A. Yurkonis (Progressive) in the general election.[6]
| U.S. House, Missouri District 6 General Election, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Sam Graves incumbent |
61.6% | 150,882 | |
| Democratic | Sara Jo Shettles | 35.7% | 87,477 | |
| Libertarian | Erik Buck | 1.9% | 4,757 | |
| Progressive | Shirley A. Yurkonis | 0.7% | 1,679 | |
| Total Votes | 244,795 | |||
2004
On November 2, 2004, Sam Graves won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Charles S. Broomfield (D) and Erik Buck (L) in the general election.[7]
| U.S. House, Missouri District 6 General Election, 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Sam Graves incumbent |
63.8% | 196,516 | |
| Democratic | Charles S. Broomfield | 34.8% | 106,987 | |
| Libertarian | Erik Buck | 1.4% | 4,352 | |
| Total Votes | 307,855 | |||
2002
On November 5, 2002, Sam Graves won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Cathy Rinehart (D) and Erik Buck (L) in the general election.[8]
| U.S. House, Missouri District 6 General Election, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Sam Graves incumbent |
63% | 131,151 | |
| Democratic | Cathy Rinehart | 35.2% | 73,202 | |
| Libertarian | Erik Buck | 1.8% | 3,735 | |
| Total Votes | 208,088 | |||
2000
On November 7, 2000, Sam Graves won election to the United States House. He defeated Steve Danner (D), Jimmy Dykes (L) and Marie Richey (Natural Law) in the general election.[9]
| U.S. House, Missouri District 6 General Election, 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Sam Graves |
50.9% | 138,925 | |
| Democratic | Steve Danner | 46.8% | 127,792 | |
| Libertarian | Jimmy Dykes | 1.4% | 3,696 | |
| Natural Law | Marie Richey | 1% | 2,788 | |
| Total Votes | 273,201 | |||
Redistricting
2010-2011
- See also: Redistricting in Missouri
In 2011, the Missouri State Legislature re-drew the Congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.
External links
See also
References
- ↑ Missouri Redistricting Map "Map" Accessed August 29, 2012
- ↑ Politico "2012 Election Map, Missouri"
- ↑ http://enr.sos.mo.gov/ENR/Views/TabularData.aspx
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000"
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