Missouri's 6th Congressional District

Missouri's 6th Congressional District

Incumbent

Sam Graves

Assumed office: January 3, 2001

Missouri's 6th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Sam Graves (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Missouri representatives represented an average of 770,035 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 751,435 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Missouri's 6th Congressional District election, 2024

Missouri's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)

Missouri's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 6

Incumbent Sam Graves defeated Pam May, Andy Maidment, and Mike Diel in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Graves (R)	70.7	265,210
		Pam May (D)	26.9	100,999
		Andy Maidment (L)	1.6	5,919
	Submit photo	Mike Diel (G)	0.8	3,058

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 375,186
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6

Pam May defeated Rich Gold in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pam May	72.1	20,135
	Submit photo	Rich Gold	27.9	7,781

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,916
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Erik Richardson (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6

Incumbent Sam Graves defeated Brandon Kleinmeyer, Freddie Griffin Jr., and Weldon Woodward in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Graves	78.1	80,531
		Brandon Kleinmeyer	10.7	11,086
		Freddie Griffin Jr.	8.5	8,749
	Submit photo	Weldon Woodward	2.7	2,776

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 103,142
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6

Andy Maidment advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Maidment	100.0	263

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 263
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2022

See also: Missouri's 6th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 6

Incumbent Sam Graves defeated Henry Martin and Andy Maidment in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Graves (R)	70.3	184,865
		Henry Martin (D)	27.5	72,253
		Andy Maidment (L)	2.2	5,774

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 262,892
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6

Henry Martin defeated Charles West and Michael Howard in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Henry Martin	46.2	13,488
		Charles West	33.4	9,761
	Submit photo	Michael Howard	20.4	5,959

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,208
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6

Incumbent Sam Graves defeated Christopher Ryan, Brandon Kleinmeyer, Dakota Shultz, and John Dady in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Graves	75.7	72,996
		Christopher Ryan	8.1	7,848
		Brandon Kleinmeyer	7.7	7,414
		Dakota Shultz	6.1	5,902
		John Dady	2.4	2,309

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 96,469
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6

Andy Maidment advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Maidment	100.0	350

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2020

See also: Missouri's 6th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 6

Incumbent Sam Graves defeated Gena Ross and Jim Higgins in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Graves (R)	67.1	258,709
		Gena Ross (D)	30.8	118,926
		Jim Higgins (L)	2.1	8,144

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 385,779
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6

Gena Ross defeated Ramona Farris (Unofficially withdrew), Henry Martin, Charles West, and Donald Robert Sartain in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gena Ross	32.8	14,503
		Ramona Farris (Unofficially withdrew)	26.9	11,882
		Henry Martin	21.3	9,393
		Charles West	15.7	6,951
		Donald Robert Sartain	3.3	1,447

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,176
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Victor Abundis (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6

Incumbent Sam Graves defeated Christopher Ryan in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Graves	79.7	81,584
		Christopher Ryan	20.3	20,826

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 102,410
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6

Jim Higgins advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Higgins	100.0	431

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2018

See also: Missouri's 6th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 6

Incumbent Sam Graves defeated Henry Martin and Dan Hogan in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Graves (R)	65.4	199,796
		Henry Martin (D)	32.0	97,660
		Dan Hogan (L)	2.6	7,953

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 305,409
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6

Henry Martin defeated Winston Apple and Ed Andres in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Henry Martin	41.5	21,677
		Winston Apple	30.8	16,087
	Submit photo	Ed Andres	27.7	14,453

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,217
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6

Incumbent Sam Graves advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Graves	100.0	89,595

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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6

Dan Hogan advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Hogan	100.0	590

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 590
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2016

See also: Missouri's 6th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Sam Graves (R) defeated David Blackwell (D), Russ Monchil (L), and Mike Diel (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Graves defeated Kyle Reid and Christopher Ryan in the Republican primary, while Blackwell defeated Travis Gonzalez, Edward Fields, Kyle Yarber, and Matthew McNabney to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 2, 2016. Graved won re-election in the November 8 election.

U.S. House, Missouri District 6 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sam Graves Incumbent	68%	238,388
	Democratic	David Blackwell	28.4%	99,692
	Libertarian	Russ Monchil	2.3%	8,123
	Green	Mike Diel	1.2%	4,241
Total Votes				350,444
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

U.S. House, Missouri District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
David Blackwell	28%	7,983
Kyle Yarber	24.9%	7,116
Travis Gonzalez	23.2%	6,623
Edward Fields	13.6%	3,881
Matthew McNabney	10.3%	2,931
Total Votes		28,534
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

U.S. House, Missouri District 6 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Sam Graves Incumbent	76.2%	62,764
Christopher Ryan	14.2%	11,686
Kyle Reid	9.6%	7,910
Total Votes		82,360
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

2014

See also: Missouri's 6th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 6th Congressional District of Missouri held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Sam Graves (R) defeated Bill Hedge (D) and Russ Monchil (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Missouri District 6 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sam Graves Incumbent	66.7%	124,616
	Democratic	Bill Hedge	29.5%	55,157
	Libertarian	Russ Monchil	3.8%	7,197
Total Votes				186,970
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

2012

See also: Missouri's 6th Congressional District 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Missouri after the 2020 census

On August 29, 2025, Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) called a special legislative session for mid-decade congressional redistricting and proposed a map that would draw parts of Kansas City into surrounding rural districts. The special session began on September 3, 2025. The Missouri House approved the maps on September 9, 2025, by a 90-65 vote.

Missouri had previously enacted new congressional district boundaries on May 18, 2022, when Gov. Mike Parson (R) signed them into law. According to Rudi Keller of the Missouri Independent, "No change in the partisan makeup of the Missouri delegation, currently six Republicans and two Democrats, is expected as a result of the map." Keller also wrote, "nine counties that have shifted almost wholly or entirely into new districts. Boundaries shifted in the five large-population counties that were previously split and a new split was introduced in Boone County in central Missouri." This map took effect for Missouri’s 2022 congressional elections.

The Missouri House of Representatives approved the final version of the new congressional districts on May 9, 2022, by a vote of 101-47. Eighty-six Republicans and 15 Democrats approved the new map and 28 Democrats and 19 Republicans voted against it. The state Senate approved the legislation (known as HB 2909) on May 11, 2022, by a vote of 22-11. Sixteen Republicans and six Democrats voted to approve the new map and seven Republicans and four Democrats voted against.

After the Senate passed the maps, Keller wrote, "The first plan, released in December with backing from the Republican leaders of both chambers, essentially kept the partisan breakdown of the state’s delegation unchanged, with six safe Republican districts and two Democratic districts in Kansas City and St. Louis. The House passed that bill in January and, after weeks of on-and-off debate, the Senate passed a significantly altered version in late March. The seven members of the Senate’s conservative caucus demanded a map that cracked the Kansas City district and combined it with a huge swath of rural counties to make it possible for the GOP to capture the seat. The “6-2” vs. “7-1” debate came to a head in February when the conservative caucus began a filibuster that blocked progress not only on the redistricting plan but also on basically every other bill. At one point, two Republican Senators got into a shouting match and had to be physically separated."

How does redistricting in Missouri work? In Missouri, congressional district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.

In 2018, the voters passed a citizens’ initiative called Amendment 1 that reshaped the redistricting process; in 2020, the voters narrowly passed a legislatively referred initiative called Amendment 3 that reshaped the process again.

Two distinct politician commissions are ultimately responsible for state legislative redistricting, one for the Missouri State Senate and another for the Missouri House of Representatives. Membership on these commissions is determined as follows:

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Missouri’s congressional districts are drawn by the state legislature, as a regular statute, subject to gubernatorial veto. The state legislative lines are drawn by two separate politician commissions — one for state Senate districts, one for state House districts. For each commission, each major party’s congressional district committee nominates 2 members per congressional district, and the state committee nominates 5 members; the Governor chooses 1 per district per party and two per party from the statewide lists, for a total commission of 20.

”

Missouri District 6
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2010-2011

This is the 6th Congressional District of Missouri after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Missouri after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Missouri State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

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

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+19. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 19 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Missouri's 6th the 36th most Democratic district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+21. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 21 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Missouri's 6th the 35th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 67.7%-30.6%.

2022

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+21. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 21 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Missouri's 6th the 33rd most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 30.6% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 67.7%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+16. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 16 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Missouri's 6th Congressional District the 77th most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.00. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.00 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Missouri
• Missouri's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
• Missouri's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
• Missouri's 6th Congressional District election, 2020
• Missouri's 6th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 6

Footnotes

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Missouri's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Josh Hawley (R)

Eric Schmitt (R)

Representatives

District 1

Wesley Bell (D)

District 2

Ann Wagner (R)

District 3

Bob Onder (R)

District 4

Mark Alford (R)

District 5

Emanuel Cleaver (D)

District 6

Sam Graves (R)

District 7

Eric Burlison (R)

District 8

Jason Smith (R)

Republican Party (8)

Democratic Party (2)