Missouri's 6th congressional district: Difference between revisions

{{disambig-acronym|MO-6|[[Missouri Route 6]]}}

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|image caption = Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023

|population = 768,652

|population year = 2022

|median income = $66,176<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=29&cd=06|title = My Congressional District}}</ref>

|percent white = 86.2

|percent black = 3.5

|percent asian = 1.0

|percent more than one race = 4.6

|percent other race = 0.8

|cpvi = R+21<ref name=Cook>{{Cite web|title=2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List|url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2022-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list|access-date=2023-01-10|website=Cook Political Report|date=July 12, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

'''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 [[Saint Joseph, Missouri|St. Joseph]]. The district includes much of [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] north of the [[Missouri River]] (including [[Kansas City International Airport]]).

The district takes in all or parts of the following counties: [[Adair County, Missouri|Adair]], [[Andrew County, Missouri|Andrew]], [[Atchison County, Missouri|Atchison]], [[Buchanan County, Missouri|Buchanan]], [[Caldwell County, Missouri|Caldwell]], [[Carroll County, Missouri|Carroll]], [[Chariton County, Missouri|Chariton]], [[Clark County, Missouri|Clark]], [[Clay County, Missouri|Clay]], [[Clinton County, Missouri|Clinton]], [[Daviess County, Missouri|Daviess]], [[De Kalb County, Missouri|De Kalb]], [[Gentry County, Missouri|Gentry]], [[Grundy County, Missouri|Grundy]], [[Harrison County, Missouri|Harrison]], [[Holt County, Missouri|Holt]], [[Jackson County, Missouri|Jackson]], [[Knox County, Missouri|Knox]], [[Lewis County, Missouri|Lewis]], [[Lincoln County, Missouri|Lincoln]], [[Linn County, Missouri|Linn]], [[Livingston County, Missouri|Livingston]], [[Macon County, Missouri|Macon]], [[Marion County, Missouri|Marion]], [[Mercer County, Missouri|Mercer]], [[Monroe County, Missouri|Monroe]], [[Nodaway County, Missouri|Nodaway]], [[Pike County, Missouri|Pike]], [[Platte County, Missouri|Platte]], [[Putnam County, Missouri|Putnam]], [[Ralls County, Missouri|Ralls]], [[Randolph County, Missouri|Randolph]], [[Schuyler County, Missouri|Schuyler]], [[Scotland County, Missouri|Scotland]], [[Shelby County, Missouri|Shelby]], [[Sullivan County, Missouri|Sullivan]], [[Worth County, Missouri|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 Party (United States)|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 Democrat]]s.

==Redistricting following 2010 census==

After Missouri lost a congressional seat following the [[2010 United States census|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 [[Missouri's 9th congressional district|9th district]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=431886 |title=UPDATE: House Redistricting Committee Unveils Map - OzarksFirst.com |access-date=2011-03-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511143510/http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=431886 |archive-date=2011-05-11 }}</ref>

The 6th lost [[Cooper County, Missouri|Cooper]] and [[Howard County, Missouri|Howard]] counties to the [[Missouri's 4th congressional district|4th district]], and [[Gladstone, Missouri|Gladstone]] in southwestern Clay County to the [[Missouri's 5th congressional district|5th district]]. Meanwhile, the 6th was extended into [[Jackson County, Missouri|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, Missouri|Independence]].

In the 2020 redistricting, more of Clay County was ceded the 5th District, including [[North Kansas City, Missouri|North Kansas City]]. The district also moved into the [[St. Louis]] metropolitan area for the first time, gaining most of [[Lincoln County, Missouri|Lincoln County]], including its largest city, [[Troy, Missouri|Troy]], from the [[Missouri's 3rd congressional district|3rd district]].

! District location

| colspan=6 | District created March 4, 1853

| align=left | [[File:John smith phelps.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[John S. Phelps]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Springfield, Missouri|Springfield]])}}

| rowspan=24 |

| align=left | [[File:AustinAugustusKing.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Austin Augustus King|Austin A. King]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Richmond, Missouri|Richmond]])}}

| align=left | [[File:Hon. Robert T. Van Horn, Mo - NARA - 528304.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Robert T. Van Horn]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]])}}

| align=left | [[File:Abram Comingo.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Abram Comingo]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Independence, Missouri|Independence]])}}

| align=left | [[File:Harrison E. Havens (Missouri Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Harrison E. Havens]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Springfield, Missouri|Springfield]])}}

| align=left | [[File:Charles Henry Morgan (Missouri Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Charles Henry Morgan|Charles H. Morgan]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Lamar, Missouri|Lamar]])}}

| align=left | [[File:James R. Waddill (Missouri Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[James Richard Waddill|James R. Waddill]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Springfield, Missouri|Springfield]])}}

| [[1878 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Elected in 1878]].<br/>Retired.

| align=left | [[File:Ira S. Haseltine, Missouri Congressman.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Ira S. Haseltine]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Springfield, Missouri|Springfield]])}}

| align=left | [[File:John Cosgrove (Missouri Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[John Cosgrove (Missouri politician)|John Cosgrove]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Boonville, Missouri|Boonville]])}}

| align=left | [[File: JohnTHeard.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[John T. Heard]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Sedalia, Missouri|Sedalia]])}}

| align=left | [[File:David A. De Armond (Missouri Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[David A. De Armond]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Butler, Missouri|Butler]])}}

| align=left | [[File:ClementCDickinson.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Clement C. Dickinson]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Clinton, Missouri|Clinton]])}}

| align=left | [[File:WilliamOAtkeson.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[William O. Atkeson]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Butler, Missouri|Butler]])}}

| align=left | [[File:ClementCDickinson.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Clement C. Dickinson]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Clinton, Missouri|Clinton]])}}

| align=left | [[File:Thomas J. Halsey (Missouri Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Thomas Jefferson Halsey|Thomas J. Halsey]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Holden, Missouri|Holden]])}}

| align=left | [[File:ClementCDickinson.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Clement C. Dickinson]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Clinton, Missouri|Clinton]])}}

| align=left | [[File:Reuben T. Wood (Missouri Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Reuben T. Wood]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Springfield, Missouri|Springfield]])}}

| align=left | [[File:Philip A. Bennett (Missouri Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Philip Allen Bennett|Philip A. Bennett]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Springfield, Missouri|Springfield]])}}

| align=left | [[File:MarionTinsleyBennett.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Marion T. Bennett]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Springfield, Missouri|Springfield]])}}

| align=left | [[File:George H. Christopher (Missouri Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[George H. Christopher]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Amoret, Missouri|Amoret]])}}

| align=left | [[File:O. K. Armstrong (Missouri Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Orland K. Armstrong]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Springfield, Missouri|Springfield]])}}

| align=left | [[File:William C. Cole (Missouri Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[William Clay Cole|William C. Cole]]'''<br>{{Small|([[St. Joseph, Missouri|St. Joseph]])}}

| rowspan=2 | '''1953–1963'''<br/>{{Data missing|date=March 2023}}

| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:William Raleigh Hull, Jr.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[William Raleigh Hull Jr.]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Weston, Missouri|Weston]])}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]

| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 3, 1955 –<br/>January 3, 1973

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|84|92}}

| rowspan=2 | [[1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Elected in 1954]].<br/>[[1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 1956]].<br/>[[1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 1958]].<br/>[[1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 1960]].<br/>[[1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 1962]].<br/>[[1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 1964]].<br/>[[1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 1966]].<br/>[[1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 1968]].<br/>[[1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 1970]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"

| '''1963–1973'''<br/>{{Data missing|date=March 2023}}

| align=left | [[File:Jerry Litton.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Jerry Litton]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Chillicothe, Missouri|Chillicothe]])}}

| rowspan=3 | '''1973–1983'''<br/>{{Data missing|date=March 2023}}

|- style="height:3em"

| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:E. Thomas Coleman.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Earl Thomas Coleman|Tom Coleman]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Gladstone, Missouri|Gladstone]])}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]

| rowspan=2 nowrap | November 2, 1976 –<br/>January 3, 1993

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|94|102}}

| rowspan=2 | [[1976 Missouri's 6th congressional district special election|Elected to finish Litton's term]].<br/>[[1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 1976]].<br/>[[1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 1978]].<br/>[[1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 1980]].<br/>[[1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 1982]].<br/>[[1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 1984]].<br/>[[1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 1986]].<br/>[[1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 1988]].<br/>[[1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 1990]].<br/>Lost re-election.

| '''1983–1993'''<br/>{{Data missing|date=March 2023}}

| align=left | [[File:PatDanner.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Pat Danner]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]])}}

| rowspan=2 | '''1993–2003'''<br/>{{Data missing|date=March 2023}}

| rowspan=4 align=left | [[File:Sam Graves 117thCong.jpeg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Sam Graves]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Tarkio, Missouri|Tarkio]])}}

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]

| rowspan=4 nowrap | January 3, 2001 –<br/>present

| rowspan=4 | {{USCongressOrdinal|107|present}}

| rowspan=4 | [[2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Elected in 2000]].<br/>[[2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 2002]].<br/>[[2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 2004]].<br/>[[2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 2006]].<br/>[[2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 2008]].<br/> [[2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 2010]].<br/>[[2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 2012]].<br/>[[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 2014]].<br/>[[2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 2016]].<br/>[[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 2018]].<br/>[[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 2020]].<br/>[[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|Re-elected in 2022]].

|- style="height:3em"

| '''2003–2013'''<br/>[[File:Missouri's 6th congressional district (since 2003).gif|300px]]

|- style="height:3em"

| '''2013–2023'''<br/>[[File:Missouri US Congressional District 6 (since 2013).tif|300px]]

|- style="height:3em"

| '''2023–present'''<br/>[[File:Missouri's 6th congressional district (since 2023).svg|200px]]

== Election results from statewide races ==

|align="left" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[George W. Bush]] 53 – [[Al Gore]] 44%

|align="left" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[George W. Bush]] 57 – [[John Kerry]] 42%

|align="left" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[John McCain]] 54 – [[Barack Obama]] 45%

|align="left" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Mitt Romney]] 60 – [[Barack Obama]] 38%

|align="left" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Donald Trump]] 63 – [[Hillary Clinton]] 32%

|align="left" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Donald Trump]] 63 – [[Joe Biden]] 35%

[[#1996|1996]] • [[#1998|1998]] • [[#2000|2000]] • [[#2002|2002]] • [[#2004|2004]]• [[#2006|2006]]• [[#2008|2008]]• [[#2010|2010]]• [[#2012|2012]]• [[#2014|2014]]• [[#2016|2016]]• [[#2018|2018]]• [[#2020|2020]]

|candidate = Karl H. Wetzel

|candidate = Karl H. Wetzel

|candidate = Marie Richey

|candidate = Cathy Rinehart

|candidate = Erik Buck

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|candidate = Erik Buck

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|candidate = Erik Buck

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