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2016 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2016 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election?

Jason T. Smith won the 2016 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election. Jason T. Smith received 229,792 popular votes (74.4%). The main challenger was Dave Cowell (22.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Cowell

Smith +51.7 pts · won by 159,783 votes
Jason T. SmithRepublicanWINNER74.4%
229,792 votes
Dave CowellDemocratic22.67%
70,009 votes
Jonathan L. ShellLibertarian2.94%
9,070 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.