Electoral History
| 2010 Election for U.S. Representative of Missouri’s 8th Congressional District | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jo Ann Emerson | 128,499 | 65.56 | -5.88 | |
| Democratic | Tommy Sowers | 56,377 | 28.76 | +2.60 | |
| Independent | Larry Bill | 7,193 | 3.67 | +3.67 | |
| Libertarian | Rick Vandeven | 3,930 | 2.01 | +0.41 | |
| 2008 Election for U.S. Representative of Missouri’s 8th Congressional District | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jo Ann Emerson | 198,798 | 71.44 | -0.20 | |
| Democratic | Joe Allen | 72,790 | 26.16 | -0.24 | |
| Libertarian | Branden C. McCullough | 4,443 | 1.60 | -0.36 | |
| Constitution | Richard L. Smith | 2,257 | 0.81 | ||
| 2006 Election for U.S. Representative of Missouri’s 8th Congressional District | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jo Ann Emerson | 156,164 | 71.64 | -0.57 | |
| Democratic | Veronica J. Hambacker | 57,557 | 26.40 | -0.22 | |
| Libertarian | Branden C. McCullough | 4,268 | 1.96 | +1.29 | |
| 2004 Election for U.S. Representative of Missouri’s 8th Congressional District | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jo Ann Emerson | 194,039 | 72.21 | +0.45 | |
| Democratic | Dean Henderson | 71,543 | 26.62 | -0.29 | |
| Libertarian | Stan Cuff | 1,810 | 0.67 | -0.65 | |
| Constitution | Leonard J. Davidson | 1,319 | 0.49 | ||
| 2002 Election for U.S. Representative of Missouri’s 8th Congressional District | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jo Ann Emerson | 135,144 | 71.76 | +2.45 | |
| Democratic | Gene Curtis | 50,686 | 26.91 | -2.04 | |
| Libertarian | Eric Van Oostrom | 2,491 | 1.32 | +0.33 | |
| 2000 Election for U.S. Representative of Missouri’s 8th Congressional District | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jo Ann Emerson | 162,239 | 69.31 | +6.69 | |
| Democratic | Bob Camp | 67,760 | 28.95 | -6.74 | |
| Libertarian | John B. Hendricks, Jr. | 2,328 | 0.99 | -0.71 | |
| Green | Tom Sager | 1,739 | 0.74 | ||
| 1998 Election for U.S. Representative of Missouri’s 8th Congressional District | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jo Ann Emerson | 104,271 | 62.62 | +12.15 | |
| Democratic | Anthony J. “Tony” Heckemeyer | 59,426 | 35.69 | -1.59 | |
| Libertarian | John B. Hendricks, Jr. | 2,827 | 1.70 | +0.58 | |
| 1996 Election for U.S. Representative of Missouri’s 8th Congressional District | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Jo Ann Emerson | 112,472 | 50.47 | ' | |
| Democratic | Emily Firebaugh | 83,084 | 37.28 | ||
| Republican | Richard Kline | 23,477 | 10.53 | ||
| Libertarian | Greg Tlapek | 2,503 | 1.12 | ||
| Natural Law | David R. Zimmer | 1,318 | 0.59 | ||
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