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2002 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2002 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election?

Jo Anna Emerson won the 2002 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election. Jo Anna Emerson received 135,144 popular votes (71.76%). The main challenger was Gene Curtis (26.91%).

See the full head-to-head between Emerson and Curtis

Emerson +44.9 pts · won by 84,458 votes
Jo Anna EmersonRepublicanWINNER71.76%
135,144 votes
Gene CurtisDemocratic26.91%
50,686 votes
Eric Van OostromLibertarian1.32%
2,491 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.