Missouri's 2nd Congressional District

Missouri's 2nd Congressional District

Incumbent

Ann Wagner

Assumed office: January 3, 2013

Missouri's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Ann Wagner (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 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

Missouri's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)

Missouri's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)

General election

The primary will occur on August 6, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Ray Hartmann, John Kiehne, and Chuck Summers are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate
		Ray Hartmann
		John Kiehne
		Chuck Summers

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Incumbent Ann Wagner and Peter Pfeifer are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate
		Ann Wagner
		Peter Pfeifer

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Wesley Smith (R)

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Brandon Daugherty is running in the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate
		Brandon Daugherty

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2022

See also: Missouri's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

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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2020

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

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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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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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

2012

See also: Missouri's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 2nd Congressional District of Missouri held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Republican Ann Wagner won the election in the district.

U.S. House, Missouri District 2 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Glenn Koenen	37.1%	146,272
	Republican	Ann Wagner	60.1%	236,971
	Libertarian	Bill Slantz	2.3%	9,193
	Constitution	Anatol Zorikova	0.5%	2,012
Total Votes				394,448
Source: Missouri Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Primary Results

The primary took place on August 7.

Democratic Primary

Missouri's 2nd Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Glenn Koenen	28.4%	7,893
Harold Whitfield	28.2%	7,844
George (Boots) Weber	27.1%	7,545
Marshall Works	16.3%	4,531
Total Votes		27,813

Republican Primary

Missouri's 2nd Congressional District Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ann Wagner	65.8%	53,583
Randy Jotte	22.9%	18,644
John Morris	7.4%	6,041
James O. Baker	3.9%	3,185
Total Votes		81,453

2010

On November 2, 2010, W. Todd Akin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Arthur Lieber (D), Steve Mosbacher (L) and Patrick M. Cannon (write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Missouri District 2 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	W. Todd Akin incumbent	67.9%	180,481
	Democratic	Arthur Lieber	29.2%	77,467
	Libertarian	Steve Mosbacher	2.9%	7,677
	Write-in	Patrick M. Cannon	0%	7
Total Votes				265,632

2008

On November 4, 2008, W. Todd Akin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated William C. "Bill" Haas (D) and Thomas L. Knapp (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Missouri District 2 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	W. Todd Akin incumbent	62.3%	232,276
	Democratic	William C. "Bill" Haas	35.4%	132,068
	Libertarian	Thomas L. Knapp	2.3%	8,628
Total Votes				372,972

2006

On November 7, 2006, W. Todd Akin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated George D. Weber (D) and Tamara A. Millay (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Missouri District 2 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	W. Todd Akin incumbent	61.3%	176,452
	Democratic	George D. Weber	36.6%	105,242
	Libertarian	Tamara A. Millay	2.1%	5,923
Total Votes				287,617

2004

On November 2, 2004, W. Todd Akin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated George D. Weber (D), Darla Maloney (L) and David Leefe (Constitution) in the general election.

U.S. House, Missouri District 2 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	W. Todd Akin incumbent	65.4%	228,725
	Democratic	George D. Weber	33%	115,366
	Libertarian	Darla Maloney	1.4%	4,822
	Constitution	David Leefe	0.3%	954
Total Votes				349,867

2002

On November 5, 2002, W. Todd Akin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Hogan (D) and Darla R. Maloney (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Missouri District 2 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	W. Todd Akin incumbent	67.1%	167,057
	Democratic	John Hogan	31%	77,223
	Libertarian	Darla R. Maloney	1.8%	4,548
Total Votes				248,828

2000

On November 7, 2000, Todd Akin won election to the United States House. He defeated Ted House (D), Mike Odell (Green), James Higgins (L) and Richard J. Gimpelson (Reform) in the general election.

U.S. House, Missouri District 2 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Todd Akin	55.3%	164,926
	Democratic	Ted House	42.4%	126,441
	Green	Mike Odell	1%	2,907
	Libertarian	James Higgins	0.8%	2,524
	Reform	Richard J. Gimpelson	0.4%	1,264
Total Votes				298,062

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Missouri after the 2020 census

Missouri 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.

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2010-2011

This is the 2nd Congressional District of Missouri after the 2001 redistricting process. The current district is displayed in the infobox at the top of the page.

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

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+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.

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%.

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+8. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 8 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Missouri's 2nd Congressional District the 158th 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 0.95. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.95 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Missouri
• Missouri's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
• Missouri's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
• Missouri's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
• Missouri's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 2

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)