Missouri's 4th Congressional District election, 2024

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Missouri's 4th Congressional District
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election
Election details
	Filing deadline: March 26, 2024
	Primary: August 6, 2024; General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
	Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in Missouri
Race ratings
	Cook Political Report: Solid Republican; DDHQ and The Hill: Safe 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, 2024
See also
	Missouri's 4th Congressional District; U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 8th; Missouri elections, 2024; U.S. Congress elections, 2024; U.S. Senate elections, 2024; U.S. House elections, 2024; 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

Missouri 2024 elections

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All U.S. House districts, including the 4th Congressional District of Missouri, held elections in 2024. The general election was November 5, 2024. The primary was August 6, 2024. The filing deadline was March 26, 2024. The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 119th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

At the time of the election, Republicans held a 220-212 majority with three vacancies.^[1] As a result of the election, Republicans retained control of the U.S. House, winning 220 seats to Democrats' 215.^[2] To read more about the 2024 U.S. House elections, click here.

In the 2022 election in this district, the Republican candidate won 71.3%-26.3%. 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) 68.7%-29.3%.^[3]

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

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 4

Incumbent Mark Alford defeated Jeanette Cass, Thomas Holbrook, and David Haave in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Alford (R)	71.1	259,886
		Jeanette Cass (D)	26.4	96,568
		Thomas Holbrook (L)	2.5	9,240
	Submit photo	David Haave (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	2

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 365,696
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Alexander Heidenreich (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4

Jeanette Cass defeated Mike McCaffree in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on August 6, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jeanette Cass	61.5	16,077
	Mike McCaffree	38.5	10,053

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,130
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4

Incumbent Mark Alford advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Alford	100.0	99,650

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 99,650
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Taylor Burks (R)

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4

Thomas Holbrook advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 4 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas Holbrook	100.0	341

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 341
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Candidate profiles

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Jeanette Cass

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography: "I am a lifelong Missourian, raised on my family's Dairy farm in Webster County. Following graduation from High School, I obtained a few different jobs in Springfield, I became a single mother and started attending Drury University in the evenings while working at Associated Grocers. I had an opportunity arose to take the USPS exam. Having passed the test, I began working at the post office in Springfield, joined the Union and became a Union Steward for many years. After 30 years with USPS I retired to my small farm, but continue to be a dues paying member of NALC Local 203."

Key Messages

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The first thing that needs to be addressed is cleaning up the mess of bills that the 118th Congress was unable to complete, Pass a National Budget, Farm Bill and Immigration Reform for example.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI), LGBTQ+ and Women's health care needs to be urgently addressed as far as providing protections solidified to ensure they are protected in the US Constitution.

Protect Social Security and Medicare earned benefits.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Missouri District 4 in 2024.

Thomas Holbrook

Party: Libertarian Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography: "I am an individual who works 40 hours a week; something I share in common with many voters. I come from a family who has a history of military service, which has influenced my perspective on foreign policy. Though I was born in Arizona, I have lived in Missouri for the majority of my life. Like most kids, I liked to have fun and that included video games. I also would come to understand the dangers of bureaucratic bullying, which nearly caused my death when I was six years old. The short version of that story involves the medical center of Whiteman AirForce Base not being willing to admit that they did not know what was causing a strange illness and only sent me to Children's Mercy in Kansas City after an X-Ray showed only one of my lungs. Years later, in high school, I would find out about the twin towers being struck by planes after returning to class from the restroom. The Bush Administration signing the Patriot Act into law into 2001 made me fear for the future as I failed to see how turning every citizen into a suspect would solve anything. After the election in 2004, I realized that neither Democrats or Republicans truly cared about our civil liberties. That is when I began to look at other parties and would soon align with the Libertarian Party."

Key Messages

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Civil liberties are extremely important and non-negotiable. I oppose the banning of any social media app because no one is supposed to own or control the Internet and I oppose mandates that would prohibit the peaceful assembly of individuals who want to gather for any peaceful reason.

I oppose wasteful government spending. That said, my focus will be on corporate welfare. After all, those who advocate for the free market would not be setting a good example by allowing pork for the major corporations while warring against the poor.

For certain hot button issues (abortion, charter schools, etc), my gears are grinded by the fact that we keep having to ask the government for permission in the first place. In other words, we need to stop consulting clueless politicians about many social issues in America. Instead, we the people need to have conversations (even uncomfortable ones) to come up with better solutions.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Missouri District 4 in 2024.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Missouri

Election information in Missouri: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

In-person: Oct. 9, 2024
By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 9, 2024
Online: Oct. 9, 2024

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

No

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

In-person: Nov. 4, 2024
By mail: Received by Oct. 23, 2024
Online: N/A

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

In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 22, 2024 to Nov. 4, 2024

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?

6:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (CST)

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Jeanette Cass (D)

The first thing that needs to be addressed is cleaning up the mess of bills that the 118th Congress was unable to complete, Pass a National Budget, Farm Bill and Immigration Reform for example.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI), LGBTQ+ and Women's health care needs to be urgently addressed as far as providing protections solidified to ensure they are protected in the US Constitution.

Protect Social Security and Medicare earned benefits.

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Mark Alford	Republican Party	$1,301,104	$1,140,338	$217,408	As of December 31, 2024
Jeanette Cass	Democratic Party	$5,859	$8,334	$-1,466	As of December 31, 2024
Mike McCaffree	Democratic Party	$9,603	$11,250	$-1,646	As of September 1, 2024
Thomas Holbrook	Libertarian Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
David Haave	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. 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.

Race ratings: Missouri's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 5, 2024	October 29, 2024	October 22, 2024	October 15, 2024
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe 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.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Missouri	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified party	N/A	$300.00	3/26/2024	Source
Missouri	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	2% of votes cast for the office in the last election, or 10,000, whichever is less	N/A	7/29/2024	Source

Missouri U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2024
Office	Districts/ offices	Seats	Open seats	Candidates	Possible primaries	Contested Democratic primaries	Contested Republican primaries	% of contested primaries	Incumbents in contested primaries	% of incumbents in contested primaries
2024	8	8	1	43	16	6	6	75.0%	5	71.4%
2022	8	8	2	57	16	6	8	87.5%	6	100.0%
2020	8	8	0	40	16	4	6	62.5%	6	75.0%
2018	8	8	0	39	16	5	6	68.8%	5	62.5%
2016	8	8	0	45	16	5	8	81.3%	8	100.0%
2014	8	8	0	36	16	4	6	62.5%	5	62.5%

Inside Elections Baseline for 2024
Democratic Baseline	Republican Baseline	Difference
29.8	66.8	R+37.0

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Missouri
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 officials in Missouri, May 2024
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Mike Parson
Lieutenant Governor	Mike Kehoe
Secretary of State	Jay Ashcroft
Attorney General	Andrew Bailey

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	10
	Republican Party	24
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		34

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	23	24
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	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	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	R	R

		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
	Submit photo	David Haave (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	1
		Wyatt Parsons (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	1

	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

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

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

	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: 255,079
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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,641
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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 105,107
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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 426
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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 362,836
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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,339
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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 105,298
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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 673
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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 293,316
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	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Renee Hoagenson	51.9	24,139
	Hallie Thompson	48.1	22,398

Missouri's 4th Congressional District election, 2024