Missouri House
Filing Deadline: March 25, 2008 • Primary Date: Aug. 5, 2008 • General Election: Nov. 4, 2008District Profile: Blacks account for more than 50 percent of the votes in the 1st's Democratic primaries -- and the primaries, in this heavily Democratic district, are the contests that really matter. Full Profile
2006 results: William Lacy Clay (D) defeated Mark Byrne (R) by 73-25%.
Incumbent
William Lacy Clay (D)
Elected in 2000; Seeking fifth term; Clay was unopposed in the primary.
Challengers
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District Profile: This is a Republican district that voted 60 percent for George W. Bush in 2004. Full Profile
2006 results: Todd Akin (R) defeated George Weber (D) by 61-37%.
Incumbent
Todd Akin (R)
Elected in 2000; Seeking fifth term; Akin was unopposed in the primary.
Challengers
Bill Haas (D)Haas, a former St. Louis school board member, was nominated with 31% in a five-way primary.
District Profile: Politically, the 3rd has been Democratic since the New Deal of the 1930s. Ste. Genevieve was the only non-metropolitan Missouri county John Kerry carried in 2004. Full Profile
2006 results: Russ Carnahan (D) defeated David Bertelsen (R) by 66-32%.
Incumbent
Russ Carnahan (D)
Elected in 2004; Seeking third term; Carnahan was unopposed in the primary.
Challengers
Chris Sander (R)Sander, a mortgage broker, was nominated with 42% in a four-way primary.
District Profile: The southern portion of the district, near Springfield, was Union country during the Civil War, but it belongs to the GOP now. Full Profile
2006 results: Ike Skelton (D) defeated Jim Noland (R) by 68-29%.
Incumbent
Ike Skelton (D)
Elected in 1976; Seeking 17th term; Skelton was unopposed in the primary.
Challengers
Jeff Parnell (R)Parnell, a businessman, was nominated with 67% in a three-way primary.
District Profile: One-quarter of the district's residents are black, the second highest percentage among Missouri districts. The seat is solidly Democratic. Full Profile
2006 results: Emanuel Cleaver (D) defeated Jacob Turk (R) by 64-32%.
Incumbent
Emanuel Cleaver (D)
Elected in 2004; Seeking third term; Cleaver was unopposed in the primary.
Challengers
Jacob Turk (R)Turk, a businessman, was nominated with 54% in a four-way primary.
District Profile: This was Ross Perot country in 1992; Bill Clinton carried it with a plurality in 1992 and 1996. But the rural vote here, as across the nation, has moved toward Republicans. Full Profile
2006 results: Sam Graves (R) defeated Sara Jo Shettles (D) by 62-36%.
Incumbent
Sam Graves (R)
Elected in 2000; Seeking fifth term; Graves was unopposed in the primary.
Challengers
Kay Barnes (D)Barnes, the former Kansas City mayor, was nominated with 85% in a two-way primary.
District Profile: The 7th District's conservative response to the big-spending government of the '60s and cultural liberalism of the '70s helped make it the most GOP part of Missouri. Full Profile
2006 results: Roy Blunt (R) defeated Jack Truman (D) by 67-30%.
Incumbent
Roy Blunt (R)
Elected in 1996; Seeking seventh term; Blunt was unopposed in the primary.
Challengers
Richard Monroe (D)Monroe, an attorney, was nominated with 78% in a two-way primary.
District Profile: The 8th's political heritage is mixed. For many years, this district was safely Democratic, but since 1980, it has been represented by Republicans. Full Profile
2006 results: Jo Ann Emerson (R) defeated Veronica Hambacker (D) by 72-26%.
Incumbent
Jo Ann Emerson (R)
Elected in 1996; Seeking seventh full term; Emerson was unopposed in the primary.
District Profile: Despite its Democratic heritage, the 9th votes mostly Republican now. It went 55 percent for George W. Bush in 2000 and 59 percent in 2004. Full Profile
2006 results: Kenny Hulshof (R) defeated Duane Burghard (D) by 61-36%.
Republican
Blaine Luetkemeyer (R)
Luetkemeyer, the former state tourism director, was nominated with 40% in a five-way primary.
Democrat
Judy Baker (D)Baker, a state representative, was nominated with 44% in a four-way primary.
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Race Rankings
Based on likelihood of seat switching party control
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N.Y.-13
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N.Y.-25
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Ariz.-01
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Va.-11
(Open-R)5.
Fla.-16
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Ill.-11
(Open-R)7.
Ohio-16
(Open-R)8.
Texas-22
(Lampson-D)9.
Alaska-AL
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Fla.-24
(Feeney-R)11.
N.J.-03
(Open-R)12.
Colo.-04
(Musgrave-R)13.
Mich.-09
(Knollenberg-R)14.
N.J.-07
(Open-R)15.
Minn.-06
(Bachmann-R)Previous Coverage
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