Luetkemeyer, Hartzler win re-election

Four-term Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer has swept the polls beating his Democrat challenger Kevin Miller winning by over 90,000 votes for the seat Third District in the U.S. House.

In Cole County, Luetkemeyer lead the polls by 71 percent.

"I'm excited about the level of support we have had throughout the race," said Luetkemeyer. "I'm looking forward to continuing to serve in Washington."

Depending on the winner of the presidential election, Luetkemeyer said that he expects there to be key differences in how much the Congress may get accomplished.

"There will be opportunities to get things done under Trump due to the fact that Republicans will hold the majority," said Luetkeymeyer. "It will be difficult under Hillary and we're going to be in the way of her policies. Hopefully, Trump wins and we can get the country back on track."

In Missouri's 4th District, Republican Vicky Hartzler has won re-election to a fourth term, defeating Democrat Gordon Christensen and Libertarian Mark Bliss in Tuesday's election. The district stretches from Columbia in central Missouri west to the Kansas border.

Hartzler is 56. She was first elected to the House by defeating longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton in the 2010 election.

She served previously in the Missouri House from 1995 to 2001 and, before that, was a teacher.^

In other Missouri congressional races:

Democratic incumbent Emanuel Cleaver was locked in a tight battle for the 5th District seat. Republican Jacob Turk held a slight lead in the district that stretches from Kansas City to Marshall.

Democratic Rep. William Lacy Clay won a ninth term representing St. Louis in the U.S. House.

Clay defeated Republican Steven Bailey and Libertarian Robb Cunningham in Missouri's 1st Congressional District on Tuesday. The district includes much of St. Louis city and a portion of north St. Louis County.

Clay is 60. He was first elected to the U.S. House in 2000, succeeding his father, William Clay, who retired after a 32-year career in Congress.

In the 2nd Congressional District, Republican Ann Wagner has won a third term in Congress representing suburban St. Louis.

The 54-year-old congresswoman defeated Democrat Bill Otto and Libertarian Jim Higgins on Tuesday. The district covers much of western and southern St. Louis County.

Wagner was first elected in 2012. She served as U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg under President George W. Bush. She's also a former Missouri Republican Party chairwoman and former co-chair of the Republican National Committee

Republican U.S. Rep. Sam Graves has been re-elected in a northern Missouri congressional district that stretches from border to border.

Graves won a ninth term in the U.S. House on Tuesday by defeating Democrat David Blackwell and Libertarian Russ Monchil in the 6th Congressional District.

Graves is a 52-year-old farmer. He first was elected to Congress in 2000 after serving eight years in the Missouri Legislature.

Republican U.S. Rep. Billy Long has won a fourth term representing southwest Missouri's 7th Congressional District.

Long defeated Democrat Genevieve Williams and Libertarian Benjamin Brixey in Tuesday's election.

Long is 61. He was first elected to Congress in 2010 to succeed Republican Roy Blunt, who was elected that year to the U.S. Senate. Long has been an auctioneer and businessman in the Springfield area.

Republican Jason Smith has won a new term representing southeast Missouri's 8th Congressional District.

Smith defeated Democrat Dave Cowell and Libertarian Jonathan Lee Shell in Tuesday's general election.

The victory gives the 36-year-old Smith his second full term in Congress. He initially won a special election in June 2013 to succeed Republican Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, who resigned for a private sector job.

Smith served seven years in the Missouri House, where he eventually became speaker pro tem, the No. 2 position in the chamber.

 

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