Samuel B. Graves Jr.

★ U.S. Representative● In office

Born: November 7, 1963
Current age: 62
Home state: Missouri
Party: Republican
In office: U.S. Representative, Missouri (present)
On the ballot: 2000–2024

Career timeline

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2024Rep

13-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Jr.2.5M

Opponents1.3M

Elections run

Between 2000 and 2024, Samuel B. Graves Jr. ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning all 13. Jr.'s biggest single-election total was 265,210 votes, in the 2024 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 6. Jr.'s closest win came in the 2000 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 6, decided by 11,133 votes.

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How many votes has Samuel B. Graves Jr. received?

Samuel B. Graves Jr. has received 2,456,593 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–0.

Election history

Samuel B. Graves Jr.’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2024	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	265,21070.69%	Pam May Andy Maidment Mike Diel (head-to-head)
2022	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	184,86570.32%	Henry Robert Martin (head-to-head) Edward A Maidment
2020	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	258,70967.06%	Gena L Ross James Higgins
2018	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	199,79665.42%	Henry Robert Martin (head-to-head) Dan Hogan
2016	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	238,38868.02%	David M. Blackwell Russ Lee Monchil (head-to-head) Mike Diel (head-to-head)
2014	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	124,61666.65%	W. A. Bill Hedge Russ Lee Monchil (head-to-head)
2012	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	216,90665%	Kyle Yarber Russ Lee Monchil (head-to-head)
2010	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	154,10369.44%	Clint Hylton
2008	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	196,52659.43%	Kay Barnes Dave Browning
2006	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	150,88261.64%	Sara Jo Shettles Erik Buck (head-to-head) Shirley A. Yurkonis
2004	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	196,51663.83%	Charles S. Broomfield Erik Buck (head-to-head)
2002	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	131,15163.03%	Cathy Rinehart Erik Buck (head-to-head)
2000	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	138,92550.85%	Steve Danner Jimmy Dykes Marie Richey

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000546) and Wikidata (Q465638). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Samuel B. Graves Jr.: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/samuel-b-graves-jr. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.