Notable representatives from the district include governors John Smith Phelps and Austin A. King as well as Kansas City Mayor Robert T. Van Horn. In 1976, Jerry Litton was killed on election night as he flew to a victory party after winning the Democratic nomination for United States Senate. The visitors center at Smithville Lake is named in Litton's memory. Democrat Pat Danner, a former aide to Jerry Litton, won the seat in 1992 becoming the first woman to be elected in the district defeating a 16-year Republican incumbent.
George W. Bush beat John Kerry in this district 57%–42% in 2004. The district is represented by RepublicanSam Graves, who has held the seat since 2001. Graves easily held on to his seat what was expected to be a tough 2008 election, defeating former Kansas City mayor Kay Waldo Barnes by 23 percentage points.
Historically, the 6th was not safe for either party. However, in recent years, it has trended Republican, mirroring the increasingly conservative bent of the more rural areas of Missouri that historically voted for Yellow Dog Democrats.
Redistricting following 2010 censusedit
After Missouri lost a congressional seat following the 2010 census (in part because of losses in population in several rural northern Missouri counties), the 6th was expanded to include most of Missouri north of the Missouri River, stretching from border to border from Kansas to Illinois. The biggest geographic addition was in northeast Missouri (including Kirksville, Missouri and Hannibal, Missouri), which used to be the northern half of the old 9th district.[3]
The 6th lost Cooper and Howard counties to the 4th district, and Gladstone in southwestern Clay County to the 5th district. Meanwhile, the 6th was extended into Jackson County for the first time, taking in the northeastern portion between the Missouri River and Interstate 70, as well as a small sliver southwest of Independence.
In the 2020 redistricting, more of Clay County was ceded the 5th District, including North Kansas City. The district also moved into the St. Louis metropolitan area for the first time, gaining most of Lincoln County, including its largest city, Troy, from the 3rd district.
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MO 6 redirects here The term may also refer to Missouri Route 6 Missouri s 6th congressional district takes in a large swath of land in northern Missouri stretching across nearly the entire width of the state from Kansas to Illinois Its largest voting population is centered in the northern portion of the Kansas City metropolitan area and the town of St Joseph The district includes much of Kansas City north of the Missouri River including Kansas City International Airport Missouri s 6th congressional districtInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3 2023Representative Sam GravesR TarkioPopulation 2022 768 652Median householdincome 66 176 1 Ethnicity88 2 White4 1 Black3 8 Hispanic2 1 Two or more races1 2 Asian0 5 otherCook PVIR 21 2 Contents 1 Redistricting following 2010 census 2 List of members representing the district 3 Election results from statewide races 4 Election results 4 1 1996 4 2 1998 4 3 2000 4 4 2002 4 5 2004 4 6 2006 4 7 2008 4 8 2010 4 9 2012 4 10 2014 4 11 2016 4 12 2018 4 13 2020 5 See also 6 References Rep Graves left with George W Bush at the Ford Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo Missouri March 2007 The district takes in all or parts of the following counties Adair Andrew Atchison Buchanan Caldwell Carroll Chariton Clark Clay Clinton Daviess De Kalb Gentry Grundy Harrison Holt Jackson Knox Lewis Lincoln Linn Livingston Macon Marion Mercer Monroe Nodaway Pike Platte Putnam Ralls Schuyler Scotland Shelby Sullivan Worth Notable representatives from the district include governors John Smith Phelps and Austin A King as well as Kansas City Mayor Robert T Van Horn In 1976 Jerry Litton was killed on election night as he flew to a victory party after winning the Democratic nomination for United States Senate The visitors center at Smithville Lake is named in Litton s memory Democrat Pat Danner a former aide to Jerry Litton won the seat in 1992 becoming the first woman to be elected in the district defeating a 16 year Republican incumbent George W Bush beat John Kerry in this district 57 42 in 2004 The district is represented by Republican Sam Graves who has held the seat since 2001 Graves easily held on to his seat what was expected to be a tough 2008 election defeating former Kansas City mayor Kay Waldo Barnes by 23 percentage points Historically the 6th was not safe for either party However in recent years it has trended Republican mirroring the increasingly conservative bent of the more rural areas of Missouri that historically voted for Yellow Dog Democrats Redistricting following 2010 census editAfter Missouri lost a congressional seat following the 2010 census in part because of losses in population in several rural northern Missouri counties the 6th was expanded to include most of Missouri north of the Missouri River stretching from border to border from Kansas to Illinois The biggest geographic addition was in northeast Missouri including Kirksville Missouri and Hannibal Missouri which used to be the northern half of the old 9th district 3 The 6th lost Cooper and Howard counties to the 4th district and Gladstone in southwestern Clay County to the 5th district Meanwhile the 6th was extended into Jackson County for the first time taking in the northeastern portion between the Missouri River and Interstate 70 as well as a small sliver southwest of Independence In the 2020 redistricting more of Clay County was ceded the 5th District including North Kansas City The district also moved into the St Louis metropolitan area for the first time gaining most of Lincoln County including its largest city Troy from the 3rd district List of members representing the district editMember Party Years Congress Electoral history District locationDistrict created March 4 1853 nbsp John S Phelps Springfield Democratic March 4 1853 March 3 1863 33rd34th35th36th37th Redistricted from the 5th district and re elected in 1852 Re elected in 1854 Re elected in 1856 Re elected in 1858 Re elected in 1860 Retired nbsp Austin A King Richmond Unionist March 4 1863 March 3 1865 38th Elected in 1862 Lost re election nbsp Robert T Van Horn Kansas City Republican March 4 1865 March 3 1871 39th40th41st Elected in 1864 Re elected in 1866 Re elected in 1868 Retired nbsp Abram Comingo Independence Democratic March 4 1871 March 3 1873 42nd Elected in 1870 Redistricted to the 8th district nbsp Harrison E Havens Springfield Republican March 4 1873 March 3 1875 43rd Redistricted from the 4th district and re elected in 1872 Lost re election nbsp Charles H Morgan Lamar Democratic March 4 1875 March 3 1879 44th45th Elected in 1874 Re elected in 1876 Lost re election nbsp James R Waddill Springfield Democratic March 4 1879 March 3 1881 46th Elected in 1878 Retired nbsp Ira S Haseltine Springfield Greenback March 4 1881 March 3 1883 47th Elected in 1880 Lost re election nbsp John Cosgrove Boonville Democratic March 4 1883 March 3 1885 48th Elected in 1882 Renominated in 1884 but withdrew before election nbsp John T Heard Sedalia Democratic March 4 1885 March 3 1893 49th50th51st52nd Elected in 1884 Re elected in 1886 Re elected in 1888 Re elected in 1890 Redistricted to the 7th district nbsp David A De Armond Butler Democratic March 4 1893 November 23 1909 53rd54th55th56th57th58th59th60th61st Redistricted from the 12th district and re elected in 1892 Re elected in 1894 Re elected in 1896 Re elected in 1898 Re elected in 1900 Re elected in 1902 Re elected in 1904 Re elected in 1906 Re elected in 1908 Died Vacant November 23 1909 February 1 1910 61st nbsp Clement C Dickinson Clinton Democratic February 1 1910 March 3 1921 61st62nd63rd64th65th66th Elected to finish De Armond s term Re elected in 1910 Re elected in 1912 Re elected in 1914 Re elected in 1916 Re elected in 1918 Lost re election nbsp William O Atkeson Butler Republican March 4 1921 March 3 1923 67th Elected in 1920 Lost re election nbsp Clement C Dickinson Clinton Democratic March 4 1923 March 3 1929 68th69th70th Elected in 1922 Re elected in 1924 Re elected in 1926 Lost re election nbsp Thomas J Halsey Holden Republican March 4 1929 March 3 1931 71st Elected in 1928Lost re election nbsp Clement C Dickinson Clinton Democratic March 4 1931 March 3 1933 72nd Elected in 1930 Redistricted to the At large district District inactive March 4 1933 January 3 1935 73rd All representatives elected At large on a general ticket nbsp Reuben T Wood Springfield Democratic January 3 1935 January 3 1941 74th75th76th Redistricted from the At large district and re elected in 1934 Re elected in 1936 Re elected in 1938 Lost re election nbsp Philip A Bennett Springfield Republican January 3 1941 December 7 1942 77th Elected in 1940 Re elected in 1942 but died before term began Vacant December 7 1942 January 12 1943 77th78th nbsp Marion T Bennett Springfield Republican January 12 1943 January 3 1949 78th79th80th Elected to finish his father s term Re elected in 1944 Re elected in 1946 Lost re election nbsp George H Christopher Amoret Democratic January 3 1949 January 3 1951 81st Elected in 1948 Lost re election nbsp Orland K Armstrong Springfield Republican January 3 1951 January 3 1953 82nd Elected in 1950 Retired nbsp William C Cole St Joseph Republican January 3 1953 January 3 1955 83rd Elected in 1952 Lost re election 1953 1963 data missing nbsp William Raleigh Hull Jr Weston Democratic January 3 1955 January 3 1973 84th85th86th87th88th89th90th91st92nd Elected in 1954 Re elected in 1956 Re elected in 1958 Re elected in 1960 Re elected in 1962 Re elected in 1964 Re elected in 1966 Re elected in 1968 Re elected in 1970 Retired 1963 1973 data missing nbsp Jerry Litton Chillicothe Democratic January 3 1973 August 3 1976 93rd94th Elected in 1972 Re elected in 1974 Died 1973 1983 data missing Vacant August 3 1976 November 2 1976 94th nbsp Tom Coleman Gladstone Republican November 2 1976 January 3 1993 94th95th96th97th98th99th100th101st102nd Elected to finish Litton s term Re elected in 1976 Re elected in 1978 Re elected in 1980 Re elected in 1982 Re elected in 1984 Re elected in 1986 Re elected in 1988 Re elected in 1990 Lost re election 1983 1993 data missing nbsp Pat Danner Kansas City Democratic January 3 1993 January 3 2001 103rd104th105th106th Elected in 1992 Re elected in 1994 Re elected in 1996 Re elected in 1998 Retired 1993 2003 data missing nbsp Sam Graves Tarkio Republican January 3 2001 present 107th108th109th110th111th112th113th114th115th116th117th118th Elected in 2000 Re elected in 2002 Re elected in 2004 Re elected in 2006 Re elected in 2008 Re elected in 2010 Re elected in 2012 Re elected in 2014 Re elected in 2016 Re elected in 2018 Re elected in 2020 Re elected in 2022 2003 2013 nbsp 2013 2023 nbsp 2023 present nbsp Election results from statewide races editYear Office Results2000 President George W Bush 53 Al Gore 44 2004 President George W Bush 57 John Kerry 42 2008 President John McCain 54 Barack Obama 45 2012 President Mitt Romney 60 Barack Obama 38 2016 President Donald Trump 63 Hillary Clinton 32 2020 President Donald Trump 63 Joe Biden 35 Election results edit1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 20201996 edit United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri 1996 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Pat Danner 169 006 68 6 Republican Jeff Bailey 72 064 29 3 Libertarian Karl H Wetzel 5 212 2 1 Total votes 246 282 100 MajorityTurnoutDemocratic hold Swing1998 edit United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri 1998 5 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Pat Danner Incumbent 136 774 70 9 Republican Jeff Bailey 51 679 26 8 Libertarian Karl H Wetzel 4 324 2 2 Total votes 129 777 100 MajorityTurnoutDemocratic hold Swing2000 edit United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri 2000 6 Party Candidate Votes Republican Samuel B Graves Jr 138 925 50 9 Democratic Steve Danner 127 792 46 8 Libertarian Jimmy Dykes 3 696 1 4 Independent Marie Richey 2 788 1 0 Total votes 273 201 100 MajorityTurnoutRepublican gain from Democratic Swing2002 edit United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri 2002 7 Party Candidate Votes Republican Samuel B Graves Jr Incumbent 131 151 63 0 Democratic Cathy Rinehart 73 202 35 2 Libertarian Erik Buck 3 735 1 8 Total votes 208 088 100 MajorityTurnoutRepublican hold Swing2004 edit United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri 2004 8 Party Candidate Votes Republican Samuel B Graves Jr Incumbent 196 516 63 83 Democratic Charles S Broomfield 106 987 34 75 Libertarian Erik Buck 4 352 1 41 Total votes 307 885 100 MajorityTurnoutRepublican hold Swing2006 edit United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri 2006 9 Party Candidate Votes Republican Samuel B Graves Jr Incumbent 150 882 61 64 Democratic Sara Jo Shettles 87 477 35 73 Libertarian Erik Buck 4 757 1 94 Progressive Shirley A Yurkonis 1 679 0 69 Total votes 244 795 100 MajorityTurnoutRepublican hold Swing2008 edit United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri 2008 10 Party Candidate Votes Republican Samuel B Graves Jr Incumbent 196 526 59 4 Democratic Kay Barnes 121 894 36 9 Libertarian Dave Browning 12 279 3 7 Total votes 330 699 100 Majority 62 353 18 8 TurnoutRepublican hold Swing2010 edit Missouri s 6th district general election November 2 2010 11 Party Candidate Votes Republican Sam Graves incumbent 154 103 69 44Democratic Clint Hylton 67 762 30 54Write In Kyle Yarber 47 0 02Total votes 221 912 100 002012 edit Missouri s 6th congressional district 2012 12 Party Candidate Votes Republican Sam Graves incumbent 216 906 65 0Democratic Kyle Yarber 108 503 32 5Libertarian Russ Lee Monchil 8 279 2 5Total votes 333 688 100 0Republican hold2014 edit Missouri s 6th congressional district 2014 13 Party Candidate Votes Republican Sam Graves incumbent 124 616 66 6Democratic W A Bill Hedge 55 157 29 5Libertarian Russ Monchil 7 197 3 9Total votes 186 970 100 0Republican hold2016 edit Missouri s 6th congressional district 2016 14 Party Candidate Votes Republican Sam Graves incumbent 238 388 68 0Democratic David Blackwell 99 692 28 5Libertarian Russ Lee Monchil 8 123 2 3Green Mike Diel 4 241 1 2Total votes 350 444 100 0Republican hold2018 edit Missouri s 6th congressional district 2018 Party Candidate Votes Republican Sam Graves incumbent 199 796 65 4Democratic Henry Martin 97 660 32 0Libertarian Dan Hogan 7 953 2 6Total votes 305 409 100 0Republican hold2020 edit Missouri s 6th congressional district 2020 15 Party Candidate Votes Republican Sam Graves incumbent 258 709 67 1Democratic Gena Ross 118 926 30 8Libertarian Jim Higgins 8 144 2 1Total votes 385 779 100 0Republican holdSee also edit nbsp United States portalMissouri s congressional districts List of United States congressional districtsReferences edit My Congressional District 2022 Cook PVI District Map and List Cook Political Report Retrieved January 10 2023 UPDATE House Redistricting Committee Unveils Map OzarksFirst com Archived from the original on May 11 2011 Retrieved March 31 2011 1996 Election Results 1998 Election Results 2000 Election Results 2002 Election Results Official Manual of the State of Missouri 2005 2006 page 637 Official Manual of the State of Missouri 2007 2008 page 649 2008 Election Results November 2 2010 General Election Missouri Secretary of State November 30 2010 Archived from the original on February 20 2011 Retrieved April 5 2014 House Scott May 14 2005 Fact Sheet on 6000 Caves The Missouri Speleological Survey Archived from the original on May 9 2008 Retrieved March 16 2008 State of Missouri Election Night Results 2016 General Election Official Results Missouri Secretary of State November 8 2016 Retrieved November 30 2016 All Results State of Missouri State of Missouri General Election November 03 2020 Missouri Secretary of State Retrieved December 9 2020 Martis Kenneth C 1989 The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress New York Macmillan Publishing Company Martis Kenneth C 1982 The 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