Missouri's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

Elections in Missouri, 2022

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Missouri's 2nd 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+7 Cook Political Report: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
See also
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All U.S. House districts, including the 2nd 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.

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

Republicans won a 222-213 majority in the U.S. House in 2022.

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 45.3% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 53.0%.

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

• Missouri's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022 (August 2 Democratic primary)
• Missouri's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022 (August 2 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Incumbent Ann Wagner defeated Trish Gunby and Bill Slantz in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ann Wagner (R)	54.9	173,277
		Trish Gunby (D)	43.1	135,895
		Bill Slantz (L)	2.1	6,494

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 315,666
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Trish Gunby defeated Raymond Reed in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Trish Gunby	85.2	50,457
		Raymond Reed	14.8	8,741

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,198
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ben Samuels (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Incumbent Ann Wagner defeated Tony Salvatore, Wesley Smith, and Paul Berry in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ann Wagner	67.1	54,440
		Tony Salvatore	15.4	12,516
		Wesley Smith	9.0	7,317
		Paul Berry	8.5	6,888

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 81,161
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bob Anders (R)

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Bill Slantz advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Slantz	100.0	384

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 384
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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?

6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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?

Trish Gunby (D)

After 10 years of Ann Wagner's absenteeism, I pledge to restore present and accountable leadership to MO-02.

No American should have to choose between survival and crippling debt. It's time we treat healthcare like a human right.

After the events of January 6, we must strengthen our democracy by rooting out dark money, extremists and voter suppression efforts from American politics.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Trish Gunby (D)

Above all, I believe the obligation of a congressperson is to offer present and accountable leadership at home. Public service is too often a forgotten job for elected leaders who'd rather chase the limelight than provide top-notch constituent services. For nearly 10 years now, Rep. Ann Wagner has spent more time hobnobbing in D.C. than maintaining adequate offices and hosting town halls in MO-02. I will change that on Day 1.

Nationwide, I believe the foremost issue affecting Americans and their families is our corroded healthcare system. As the wife of a physician and the mother of a nurse, I've seen the toll inadequate infrastructure and soaring medical debt have taken on patients, firsthand. The first step in evening the playing field for all of us is to roll out a universal, proactive healthcare system that covers every American citizen, regardless of preexisting conditions.

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

Trish Gunby (D)

I look up to the young people in my region, and around the country, who have stepped forward and forced discussions on issues that previous generations have failed to address, e.g. gun violence, voting rights and the environment. Ultimately, these young activists will be most affected by the decisions we make today, and I admire their courage to advocate for themselves — and all of us, really.

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

Trish Gunby (D)

I'm a doer and I have been for as long as I can remember. It's in my DNA. I don't need to be told to help, I just do the work necessary.

In 2019, my work ethic flipped my current state house seat. And in 2022, it's going to send Ann Wagner to an early retirement.

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

Trish Gunby (D)

The primary responsibility for any public servant is simple: You've got to show up.

For nearly a decade now, Rep. Ann Wagner has played party politics in Washington D.C., cashing paychecks that her constituents fund, yet she has never once held an in-person town hall in the greater district.

As a state representative, I've taken my responsibility to report back to my constituents very seriously. After all, in these positions, the decisions we make tangibly affect people's wellbeing.

It would seem that Ann Wagner has no real interest in that sort of accountability, but I pledge to restore the trust that’s gone missing between Washington D.C. and MO-02.

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

Trish Gunby (D)

One of the 101 Dalmatians. What a fun home to grow up in!

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

Trish Gunby (D)

I'd say that the greatest challenge facing our country is existential. Will the United States, and those sworn to defend it, be able to resist the dark forces conspiring against our democracy?

If the events of January 6, 2021 were any warning, we've entered a fearsome period of targeted misinformation, radicalization and international interference in our political discourse.

False "patriots" will continue to deny voters access to the ballot box, spread mistruths and cry wolf about the integrity of our elections. The rest of us must fight back.

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?

Trish Gunby (D)

Recently, a story cropped up in the St. Louis region about a young girl who bravely raised over six figures in donations to pay for her own lifesaving medical care. Now, while the generosity of my neighbors never fails to amaze me, no child should have to fund their own care because private insurance companies are allowed to view people as profit margins. Ours is the richest country in the history of mankind, and the time has come to roll out a universal, proactive healthcare system that covers every American citizen, regardless of preexisting conditions, to free them from the grip of crippling medical debt.

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

Trish Gunby (D)

Part of my campaign creed is that "I will compromise where I can and fight vigorously where I can’t."

So, what does that mean? Well, on one hand, the United States Congress represents wildly different people from vastly different regions. In that sense, it HAS to overcome our myriad differences if our government is ever to function properly.

But on the other hand, there are certain issues where compromise would drastically harm everyday people. When it comes to issues like abortion, strengthening social security and providing universal healthcare, I refuse to make trade-offs that harm the folks that need these procedures/programs most.

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election. 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. 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
Ann Wagner	Republican Party	$4,884,446	$3,540,409	$1,457,479	As of December 31, 2022
Trish Gunby	Democratic Party	$905,770	$905,770	$0	As of December 15, 2022
Raymond Reed	Democratic Party	$66,307	$45,938	$40,737	As of June 30, 2022
Paul Berry	Republican Party	$2,450	$2,450	$0	As of December 31, 2022
Tony Salvatore	Republican Party	$13,024	$13,024	$0	As of August 16, 2022
Wesley Smith	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Bill Slantz	Libertarian Party	$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 three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. 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.
• 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.

Race ratings: Missouri's 2nd 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

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 2
until January 2, 2023

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Missouri District 2
starting January 3, 2023

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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. This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Missouri
District	2022 district		Political predecessor 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.

Missouri U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2022
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
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%

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+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Missouri's 2nd the 173rd most Republican district nationally.

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 2nd based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
45.3%	53.0%

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	6,154,913	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	68,745	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	81.3%	70.4%
Black/African American	11.4%	12.6%
Asian	2%	5.6%
Native American	0.4%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more	3.5%	5.2%
Hispanic/Latino	4.3%	18.2%
Education
High school graduation rate	90.6%	88.5%
College graduation rate	29.9%	32.9%
Income
Median household income	$57,290	$64,994
Persons below poverty level	13%	12.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**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

See also: Missouri's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

Missouri's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)

Missouri's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Incumbent Ann Wagner defeated Jill Schupp, Martin Schulte, and Gina Bufe in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ann Wagner (R)	51.9	233,157
		Jill Schupp (D)	45.5	204,540
		Martin Schulte (L)	2.6	11,647
		Gina Bufe (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	4

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 449,348
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Jill Schupp advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jill Schupp	100.0	102,592

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 102,592
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Incumbent Ann Wagner advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ann Wagner	100.0	63,686

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 63,686
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Martin Schulte advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Martin Schulte	100.0	737

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 737
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2018

See also: Missouri's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Incumbent Ann Wagner defeated Cort VanOstran, Larry Kirk, and David Justus Arnold in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ann Wagner (R)	51.2	192,477
		Cort VanOstran (D)	47.2	177,611
		Larry Kirk (L)	1.1	4,229
		David Justus Arnold (G)	0.5	1,740
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	9

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 376,066
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Cort VanOstran defeated Mark Osmack, Bill Haas, John Messmer, and Robert Hazel in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cort VanOstran	41.7	45,248
		Mark Osmack	25.2	27,389
		Bill Haas	19.5	21,151
		John Messmer	9.7	10,503
		Robert Hazel	4.0	4,321

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 108,612
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kelli Dunaway (D)
• Mike Evans (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Incumbent Ann Wagner defeated Noga Sachs in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ann Wagner	89.9	72,173
		Noga Sachs	10.1	8,115

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 80,288
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Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

David Justus Arnold advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Justus Arnold	100.0	177

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 177
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Larry Kirk advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Larry Kirk	100.0	905

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2016

See also: Missouri's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Ann Wagner (R) defeated Bill Otto (D), Jim Higgins (L), and David Justus Arnold (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Wagner defeated Greg Sears in the Republican primary on August 2, 2016. Wagner won re-election in the November 8 election.

U.S. House, Missouri District 2 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ann Wagner Incumbent	58.5%	241,954
	Democratic	Bill Otto	37.7%	155,689
	Libertarian	Jim Higgins	2.8%	11,758
	Green	David Arnold	0.9%	3,895
Total Votes				413,296
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

U.S. House, Missouri District 2 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ann Wagner Incumbent	82.6%	77,084
Greg Sears	17.4%	16,263
Total Votes		93,347
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

2014

See also: Missouri's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 2nd Congressional District of Missouri held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Ann Wagner (R) defeated Arthur Lieber (D) and Bill Slantz (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Missouri District 2 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ann Wagner Incumbent	64.1%	148,191
	Democratic	Arthur Lieber	32.6%	75,384
	Libertarian	Bill Slantz	3.3%	7,542
Total Votes				231,117
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

August 5, 2014, primary results:

Republican Primary

• Ann Wagner - Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

• Arthur Liebera

Libertarian Party Candidates

• Bill Slantza

See also

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Footnotes

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Missouri's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Josh Hawley (R)

Eric Schmitt (R)

Representatives

District 1

Cori Bush (D)

District 2

Ann Wagner (R)

District 3

Blaine Luetkemeyer (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)