U.S. House district for Missouri
Missouri's 6th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Population (2022) 768,652 Median household income $66,176
[1] Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+21
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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 ).
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 ,
Randolph ,
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
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 .
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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
Member
Party
Years
Cong ress
Electoral history
District location
District created March 4, 1853
John S. Phelps (
Springfield )
Democratic
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1863
33rd
34th
35th
36th
37th
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.
Austin A. King (
Richmond )
Unionist
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865
38th
Elected in 1862 . Lost re-election.
Robert T. Van Horn (
Kansas City )
Republican
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871
39th
40th
41st
Elected in 1864 .
Re-elected in 1866 .
Re-elected in 1868 . Retired.
Abram Comingo (
Independence )
Democratic
March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873
42nd
Elected in 1870 . Redistricted to the
8th district .
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.
Charles H. Morgan (
Lamar )
Democratic
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
44th
45th
Elected in 1874 .
Re-elected in 1876 . Lost re-election.
James R. Waddill (
Springfield )
Democratic
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881
46th
Elected in 1878 . Retired.
Ira S. Haseltine (
Springfield )
Greenback
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
47th
Elected in 1880 . Lost re-election.
John Cosgrove (
Boonville )
Democratic
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
48th
Elected in 1882 . Renominated in 1884 but withdrew before election.
John T. Heard (
Sedalia )
Democratic
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1893
49th
50th
51st
52nd
Elected in 1884 .
Re-elected in 1886 .
Re-elected in 1888 .
Re-elected in 1890 . Redistricted to the
7th district .
David A. De Armond (
Butler )
Democratic
March 4, 1893 – November 23, 1909
53rd
54th
55th
56th
57th
58th
59th
60th
61st
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
Clement C. Dickinson (
Clinton )
Democratic
February 1, 1910 – March 3, 1921
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
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.
William O. Atkeson (
Butler )
Republican
March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923
67th
Elected in 1920 . Lost re-election.
Clement C. Dickinson (
Clinton )
Democratic
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929
68th
69th
70th
Elected in 1922 .
Re-elected in 1924 .
Re-elected in 1926 . Lost re-election.
Thomas J. Halsey (
Holden )
Republican
March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931
71st
Elected in 1928 Lost re-election.
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
Reuben T. Wood (
Springfield )
Democratic
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941
74th
75th
76th
Redistricted from the
At-large district and
re-elected in 1934 .
Re-elected in 1936 .
Re-elected in 1938 . Lost re-election.
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
77th
78th
Marion T. Bennett (
Springfield )
Republican
January 12, 1943 – January 3, 1949
78th
79th
80th
Elected to finish his father's term .
Re-elected in 1944 .
Re-elected in 1946 . Lost re-election.
George H. Christopher (
Amoret )
Democratic
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951
81st
Elected in 1948 . Lost re-election.
Orland K. Armstrong (
Springfield )
Republican
January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953
82nd
Elected in 1950 . Retired.
William C. Cole (
St. Joseph )
Republican
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955
83rd
Elected in 1952 . Lost re-election.
1953–1963 [
data missing ]
William Raleigh Hull Jr. (
Weston )
Democratic
January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1973
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
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 ]
Jerry Litton (
Chillicothe )
Democratic
January 3, 1973 – August 3, 1976
93rd
94th
Elected in 1972 .
Re-elected in 1974 . Died.
1973–1983 [
data missing ]
Vacant
August 3, 1976 – November 2, 1976
94th
Tom Coleman (
Gladstone )
Republican
November 2, 1976 – January 3, 1993
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
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 ]
Pat Danner (
Kansas City )
Democratic
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001
103rd
104th
105th
106th
Elected in 1992 .
Re-elected in 1994 .
Re-elected in 1996 .
Re-elected in 1998 . Retired.
1993–2003 [
data missing ]
Sam Graves (
Tarkio )
Republican
January 3, 2001 – present
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th
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
2013–2023
2023–present
Election results from statewide races
Election results
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
See also
References
^
"My Congressional District" .
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"2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
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"UPDATE: House Redistricting Committee Unveils Map - OzarksFirst.com" . Archived from
the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2011 .
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1996 Election Results
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1998 Election Results
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2000 Election Results
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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
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2008 Election Results
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"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" .
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"2016 General Election Official Results" . Missouri Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016 .
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"All Results State of Missouri – State of Missouri – General Election, November 03, 2020" . Missouri Secretary of State . Retrieved December 9, 2020 .
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