All U.S. House districts, including the 4th Congressional District of Missouri, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for August 2, 2022. The filing deadline was March 29, 2022.

On June 10, 2021, incumbent Vicky Hartzler (R) announced her candidacy for the United States Senate in 2022.^[1]

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Missouri's 4th Congressional District election, 2022 (August 2 Democratic primary)
Missouri's 4th Congressional District election, 2022 (August 2 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 4

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mark Alford (R)	71.3	181,890
	Jack Truman (D)	26.3	67,069
	Randy Langkraehr (L)	2.4	6,117
	Darrell Leon McClanahan III (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	1
	David Haave (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	1
	Wyatt Parsons (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	1

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 255,079
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4

Jack Truman advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jack Truman	100.0	25,641

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,641
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

JD Leathers (D)
Anthony Osborne (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on August 2, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mark Alford	35.2	36,981
	Rick Brattin	21.4	22,509
	Kalena Bruce	15.9	16,677
	Taylor Burks	10.1	10,624
	William Irwin	9.2	9,648
	Jim Campbell	4.4	4,642
	Kyle LaBrue	3.8	4,026

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 105,107
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Ryan Johnson (R)
Sara Walsh (R)

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4

Randy Langkraehr advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Randy Langkraehr	100.0	426

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 426
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Missouri

Election information in Missouri: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

In-person: Oct. 12, 2022
By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 12, 2022
Online: Oct. 12, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

In-person: Nov. 7, 2022
By mail: Received by Oct. 26, 2022
Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

No

What were the early voting start and end dates?

N/A to N/A

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Wyatt Parsons (Independent)

I worked a full time job during this campaign! While some of my opponents were using campaign credit cards to go on what is essentially a year long vacation, I was working a 50+ hour a week job, just like many Missourians trying to make ends meet.

I didn’t make lofty proposals I know I can’t keep… I started this campaign by asking family and friend what it is they need from a representative, instead of telling them what I think it is I should do for them.

Talking to people with different political perspectives was my favorite part of this campaign. There’s no better feeling than reaching common ground and understanding with someone who, going into a conversation, you thought you might never see eye to eye with.

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Jack Truman (D)

My first priority is protecting our children's health, safety and education. Children are our future. Period.

I support a woman's right to choose. Period.

I represent the ordinary person. The little man trying to make it in this world. It's going to take a political outsider, someone who has nothing to do with politics, to go to Washington and shake up this system.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Wyatt Parsons (Independent)

Education. Missouri should be proud of its high school graduation rate at 90%! It’s our college graduation rate that is disappointing… 26%…Now one can’t help but notice that K-12 not costing an arm and a leg like college does probably plays a big part in it’s successful rate of graduation.

The U.S. does itself no favors by putting profits over people in regards to education! Education is national security!

I’m also extremely passionate about Healthcare—Universal Healthcare to be precise. There simply no reason the U.S. should be the only advanced nation in the earth without this luxury. Especially when we spend more per capita on our healthcare than other industrialized countries, yet we’re the only one seeing declining life expectancies. The congressional budget offices own study into Universal Healthcare says it would save us money… Also worth mentioning that every single member of congress has Cadillac healthcare plans that we the taxpayers subsidize 72% of the total cost of. If Washington doesn’t wanna go for Universal Healthcare, at the very least they should pass the same level of care they enjoy on to their constituents…

Don’t you agree?

Jack Truman (D)

My first priority is protecting our children. Protecting their health, safety and education. Close behind is protecting a woman's right to choose. Being an Army veteran, I support our right to bear arms, but recognize a change is needed to protect our citizens. These 3 policies are at the top of my list.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Wyatt Parsons (Independent)

Bernie Sanders

Jack Truman (D)

Harry S. Truman

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Wyatt Parsons (Independent)

An Unreasonable Man.

Jack Truman (D)

The Razor's Edge

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Wyatt Parsons (Independent)

Integrity.

Jack Truman (D)

Being honest

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Jack Truman (D)

I'm an Army veteran, college professor and 35 year veteran in the entertainment industry. I have a wide range of lifetime experiences that qualify me to best represent both parties.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Wyatt Parsons (Independent)

Your responsibilities are TO THE VOTERS. Too many politicians prioritize their own wants and needs or those if their corporate donors over what would actually benefit society at large.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Wyatt Parsons (Independent)

I want people to hopefully realize that one person standing up against an entire system can make a difference.

Jack Truman (D)

Being for the people. Period.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Wyatt Parsons (Independent)

9/11! I was in 5th grade and I’ll never forget the lines of cars waiting to get gasoline. I knew things were gonna be way different after that.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Wyatt Parsons (Independent)

My first job was McDonalds and I worked there for about a year.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Wyatt Parsons (Independent)

This Side Of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It’s just—perfect!

Jack Truman (D)

The World as Will and Representation by Arthur Schopenhauer

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Jack Truman (D)

Larry Darrell from The Razor's Edge

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Jack Truman (D)

Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico by Johnny Rodriquez

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

Wyatt Parsons (Independent)

House members tend to be in contact with their constituents more than senators, which I believe helps drive better policy.

Jack Truman (D)

Representing the people and their best interests.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Wyatt Parsons (Independent)

Of course experience in any field is nice, but so is an outsiders point of view… Especially in politics! There’s people in congress who have been there since before I was born, and I wouldn’t necessarily agree they’ve gotten better at the job with age.

Jack Truman (D)

No

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Wyatt Parsons (Independent)

Just how divided we are in general. Everybody thinks everybody else is crazy and it doesn’t make for very good political discourse, let alone compromise.

Jack Truman (D)

Our country changing to a virtual world.

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Wyatt Parsons (Independent)

Anything having to do with Climate Change! It is an unprecedented threat that we are almost wholly ignoring. The science is clear and has been for far too long for us to have made such small strides towards divesting from the burning of fossil fuels.

Jack Truman (D)

TBA

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Wyatt Parsons (Independent)

Yeah.

Jack Truman (D)

Yes

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Wyatt Parsons (Independent)

They absolutely should exist.

Jack Truman (D)

There should be term limits. Period.

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Wyatt Parsons (Independent)

I’ll have a tremendous amount of respect for Bernie Sanders. It seems like with any crisis currently facing America, there’s always a video of a much younger Bernie warning us all about it and providing a plan to address it.

Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

Wyatt Parsons (Independent)

Honestly, I hear a lot of apathy or even anger towards our government these days and I totally understand it… For far too long, both major parties have prioritized the wants of their corporate donors over the needs of the people.

Tell us your favorite joke.

Wyatt Parsons (Independent)

I actually do standup! Feel free to search for some of my comedy on YouTube.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Wyatt Parsons (Independent)

Yes, but I also think it’s important to have legislative red-lines.

Jack Truman (D)

Yes.

The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?

Wyatt Parsons (Independent)

I’ll tell you what I won’t do with that power—Continue the trend of slashing taxes for the 1%!

We need a tax policy that favors the working class. Pre-Reagan era tax “reform”, America had a strong middle class and enough money rolling in to do incredible infrastructure programs (and send people to the moon)!

It’s time to rethink our tax structure from the bottom-up!

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.^[2] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.^[3] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Jack Truman	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Mark Alford	Republican Party	$1,038,063	$981,421	$56,642	As of December 31, 2022
Rick Brattin	Republican Party	$367,572	$367,572	$0	As of October 14, 2022
Kalena Bruce	Republican Party	$409,510	$409,510	$0	As of December 31, 2022
Taylor Burks	Republican Party	$917,217	$916,745	$472	As of December 31, 2022
Jim Campbell	Republican Party	$1,010,015	$1,010,015	$0	As of September 30, 2022
William Irwin	Republican Party	$268,959	$268,959	$0	As of August 29, 2022
Kyle LaBrue	Republican Party	$18,143	$18,208	$0	As of August 15, 2022
Randy Langkraehr	Libertarian Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
David Haave	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Darrell Leon McClanahan III	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Wyatt Parsons	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. * Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.^[4]
Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Race ratings: Missouri's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Missouri in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Missouri, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Missouri	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified party	N/A	$300.00	3/29/2022	Source
Missouri	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	2% of total votes cast for the office in the last election, or 10,000, whichever is less	N/A	8/1/2022	Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

	2024 → ← 2020
Missouri's 4th Congressional District
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election
Election details
	Filing deadline: March 29, 2022
	Primary: August 2, 2022; General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
	Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in Missouri
Race ratings
	Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): R+23; Cook Political Report: Solid Republican; Inside Elections: Solid Republican; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
	U.S. Senate battlegrounds; U.S. House battlegrounds; Federal and state primary competitiveness; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
See also
	Missouri's 4th Congressional District; U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 8th; Missouri elections, 2022; U.S. Congress elections, 2022; U.S. Senate elections, 2022; U.S. House elections, 2022; Alabama U.S. House racesAlaska U.S. House racesArizona U.S. House racesArkansas U.S. House racesCalifornia U.S. House racesColorado U.S. House racesConnecticut U.S. House racesDelaware U.S. House racesFlorida U.S. House racesGeorgia U.S. House racesHawaii U.S. House racesIdaho U.S. House racesIllinois U.S. House racesIndiana U.S. House racesIowa U.S. House racesKansas U.S. House racesKentucky U.S. House racesLouisiana U.S. House racesMaine U.S. House racesMaryland U.S. House racesMassachusetts U.S. House racesMichigan U.S. House racesMinnesota U.S. House racesMississippi U.S. House racesMissouri U.S. House racesMontana U.S. House racesNebraska U.S. House racesNevada U.S. House racesNew Hampshire U.S. House racesNew Jersey U.S. House racesNew Mexico U.S. House racesNew York U.S. House racesNorth Carolina U.S. House racesNorth Dakota U.S. House racesOhio U.S. House racesOklahoma U.S. House racesOregon U.S. House racesPennsylvania U.S. House racesRhode Island U.S. House racesSouth Carolina U.S. House racesSouth Dakota U.S. House racesTennessee U.S. House racesTexas U.S. House racesUtah U.S. House racesVermont U.S. House racesVirginia U.S. House racesWashington U.S. House racesWest Virginia U.S. House racesWisconsin U.S. House racesWyoming U.S. House racesSubmit

Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

Missouri District 4
before 2020 redistricting cycle

Click a district to compare boundaries.

Missouri District 4
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Missouri after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.^[8] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.^[9]

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Missouri
District	2022 district		Political predecessor district
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Missouri's 1st	78.4%	20.0%	80.3%	18.1%
Missouri's 2nd	45.3%	53.0%	49.2%	49.2%
Missouri's 3rd	35.9%	62.2%	31.3%	66.8%
Missouri's 4th	29.3%	68.7%	31.9%	66.0%
Missouri's 5th	62.2%	35.9%	58.4%	39.6%
Missouri's 6th	30.6%	67.7%	35.0%	63.3%
Missouri's 7th	28.4%	69.8%	28.1%	70.0%
Missouri's 8th	23.6%	75.0%	21.3%	77.3%

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Missouri.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Missouri in 2022. Information below was calculated on June 21, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Fifty-nine candidates filed to run for Missouri's eight U.S. House districts, including 22 Democrats and 37 Republicans. That's 7.37 candidates per district, more than the five candidates per district in 2020 and the 4.87 in 2018. This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. Missouri was apportioned eight districts, the same number it was apportioned after the 2010 census.

The 59 candidates who filed to run this year were the most candidates running for Missouri's U.S. House seats since at least 2014, the earliest year for which we have data.

Two districts — the 4th and the 7th — were open. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R), who represented the 4th district, and Rep. Billy Long (R), who represented the 7th district, ran for the U.S. Senate. The two open seats this year were the first U.S. House seats to open up in the state since at least 2012, the earliest year for which we have data. Eleven candidates — three Democrats and eight Republicans — ran to replace Long, the most candidates who ran for a seat this year..

There were six contested Democratic primaries, the most since at least 2014, and eight contested Republican primaries, the most since 2016, when there were also eight contested Republican primaries. All six incumbents who ran for re-election faced primary challengers, the same number as in 2020 and one more than in 2018. Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in all eight districts, so no seats were guaranteed to either party this year.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+23. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 23 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Missouri's 4th the 21st most Republican district nationally.^[10]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Missouri's 4th based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
29.3%	68.7%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Missouri, 2020

Missouri presidential election results (1900-2020)

14 Democratic wins
17 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	D	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	D	D	D	R	R	D	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Missouri and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Missouri
	Missouri	United States
Population	5,988,927	308,745,538
Land area (sq mi)	68,746	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	82.2%	72.5%
Black/African American	11.5%	12.7%
Asian	2%	5.5%
Native American	0.4%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Other (single race)	1.2%	4.9%
Multiple	2.6%	3.3%
Hispanic/Latino	4.2%	18%
Education
High school graduation rate	89.9%	88%
College graduation rate	29.2%	32.1%
Income
Median household income	$55,461	$62,843
Persons below poverty level	13.7%	13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Missouri's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Missouri, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	2	2
Republican	2	6	8
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	8	10

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Missouri's top four state executive offices as November 2022.

State executive officials in Missouri, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Mike Parson
Lieutenant Governor	Mike Kehoe
Secretary of State	Jay Ashcroft
Attorney General	Eric Schmitt

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Missouri General Assembly as of November 2022.

Missouri State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	10
	Republican Party	24
	Vacancies	0
Total		34

Missouri House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	48
	Republican Party	107
	Vacancies	8
Total		163

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Missouri was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Missouri Party Control: 1992-2022
Eight years of Democratic trifectas • Ten years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

District history

2020

Missouri's 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)

Missouri's 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 4

Incumbent Vicky Hartzler defeated Lindsey Simmons and Steven Koonse in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Vicky Hartzler (R)	67.6	245,247
	Lindsey Simmons (D)	29.7	107,635
	Steven Koonse (L)	2.7	9,954

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 362,836
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4

Lindsey Simmons advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lindsey Simmons	100.0	38,339

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,339
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Erich Arvidson (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4

Incumbent Vicky Hartzler defeated Neal Gist in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on August 4, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Vicky Hartzler	76.6	80,652
	Neal Gist	23.4	24,646

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 105,298
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4

Steven Koonse defeated Robert E. Smith in the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on August 4, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Steven Koonse	53.0	357
	Robert E. Smith	47.0	316

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 673
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2018

See also: Missouri's 4th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 4

Incumbent Vicky Hartzler defeated Renee Hoagenson and Mark Bliss in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Vicky Hartzler (R)	64.8	190,138
	Renee Hoagenson (D)	32.7	95,968
	Mark Bliss (L)	2.5	7,210

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 293,316
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4

Renee Hoagenson defeated Hallie Thompson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on August 7, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Renee Hoagenson	51.9	24,139
	Hallie Thompson	48.1	22,398

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,537
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4

Incumbent Vicky Hartzler defeated John Webb in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on August 7, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Vicky Hartzler	73.5	74,226
	John Webb	26.5	26,787

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 101,013
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Jenna Marie Bourgeois (R)

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4

Mark Bliss defeated Steven Koonse in the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on August 7, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mark Bliss	56.1	398
	Steven Koonse	43.9	312

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 710
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2016

See also: Missouri's 4th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Vicky Hartzler (R) defeated Gordon Christensen (D) and Mark Bliss (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Hartzler defeated John Webb in the Republican primary, while Christensen defeated Jack Truman to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 2, 2016. Hartzler won re-election in the November 8 election.^[11]^[12]^[13]

**U.S. House, Missouri District 4 General Election, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Vicky Hartzler Incumbent	67.8%	225,348
	Democratic	Gordon Christensen	27.8%	92,510
	Libertarian	Mark Bliss	4.3%	14,376
Total Votes				332,234
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

**U.S. House, Missouri District 4 Democratic Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Gordon Christensen	62.7%	17,160
Jack Truman	37.3%	10,196
Total Votes		27,356
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

**U.S. House, Missouri District 4 Republican Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Vicky Hartzler Incumbent	72.5%	73,853
John Webb	27.5%	28,037
Total Votes		101,890
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

2014

See also: Missouri's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 4th Congressional District of Missouri held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Vicky Hartzler (R) defeated Nate Irvin (D) and Herschel Young (L) in the general election.

**U.S. House, Missouri District 4 General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Vicky Hartzler Incumbent	68.1%	120,014
	Democratic	Nate Irvin	26.4%	46,464
	Libertarian	Herschel Young	5.6%	9,793
	Write-in	Gregory A. Cowan	0%	15
Total Votes				176,286
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

**U.S. House, Missouri District 4 Republican Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Vicky Hartzler	74.7%	65,404
John Webb	25.3%	22,131
Total Votes		87,535
Source: State of Missouri Official Results

**U.S. House, Missouri District 4 Libertarian Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Herschel Young	53%	567
Randy Langkraehr	47%	503
Total Votes		1,070
Source: State of Missouri Official Results

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Footnotes

↑ Roll Call, "Missouri GOP Rep. Vicky Hartzler launches Senate run," June 11, 2021
↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
↑ Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
↑ Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "UNOFFICIAL Candidate Filing List," accessed March 30, 2016
↑ Politico, "Missouri House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
↑ CNN, "Missouri House 04 Results," November 8, 2016

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Missouri's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Josh Hawley (R)

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Representatives

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Wesley Bell (D)

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Ann Wagner (R)

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Bob Onder (R)

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Mark Alford (R)

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Emanuel Cleaver (D)

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Sam Graves (R)

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Eric Burlison (R)

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Jason Smith (R)

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[1] Roll Call, "Missouri GOP Rep. Vicky Hartzler launches Senate run," June 11, 2021

[2] Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.

[3] Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022

[4] Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.

[5] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018

[6] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018

[7] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018

[8] Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.

[9] Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022

[10] Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023

[list-11] Missouri Secretary of State, "UNOFFICIAL Candidate Filing List," accessed March 30, 2016

[primaryresults16-12] Politico, "Missouri House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016

[13] CNN, "Missouri House 04 Results," November 8, 2016

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