Missouri's 2nd congressional district
Missouri's second congressional district is in the eastern portion of the state, primarily consisting of the suburbs south and west of St. Louis, including Arnold, Town and Country, Wildwood, Chesterfield, and Oakville.[3] The district includes portions of St. Louis, Jefferson and St. Charles counties.[4] Following redistricting in 2010, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the district now included more Democratic-leaning voters than it had its 2001–2010 boundaries, but still leaned Republican as a whole.[5] The latest U.S. Census Electorate Profile for the 2nd congressional district estimates there are 581,131 citizens of voting age living in 293,984 households.[6]
Missouri's 2nd congressional district | |||
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![]() Missouri's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2013 | |||
Representative |
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Population (2019) | 751,926 | ||
Median household income | $88,684[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+4[2] |
Its current representative is Republican Ann Wagner. Wagner faced Democrat Jill Schupp and Libertarian Martin Schulte in the 2020 general election.[7]
List of members representing the district
Election results from presidential races
Year | Office | Results | Political parties that won the district |
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2000 | President | George W. Bush 59 - Al Gore 39% | Republican Party (United States) |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 60 - John Kerry 40% | Republican Party (United States) |
2008 | President | John McCain 55 - Barack Obama 44% | Republican Party (United States) |
2012 | President | Mitt Romney 57 - Barack Obama 41% | Republican Party (United States) |
2016 | President | Donald Trump 53 - Hillary Clinton 42% | Republican Party (United States) |
2020 | President | Donald Trump 49.18 - Joe Biden 49.16% | Republican Party (United States) |
Election results
1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | James M. Talent (Incumbent) | 142,313 | 70.0% | ||
Democratic | John Ross | 57,565 | 28.3% | ||
Libertarian | Brian K. Lundy | 3,331 | 1.6% | ||
Independent | William Warner | 50 | .0% | ||
Total votes | 203,259 | 100% | |||
Majority | 81,367 | 40.0% | |||
Turnout | |||||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
2000
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Todd Akin | 164,926 | 55.3% | ||
Democratic | Ted House | 126,441 | 42.4% | ||
Green | Mike Odell | 2,907 | 1.0% | ||
Libertarian | James Higgins | 2,524 | 0.8% | ||
Reform | Richard J. Gimpelson | 1,265 | 0.4% | ||
Total votes | 298,062 | 100% | |||
Majority | 31,790 | 10.7% | |||
Turnout | |||||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Todd Akin (Incumbent) | 167,057 | 67.1% | + 11.8 | |
Democratic | John Hogan | 77,223 | 31.0% | - 11.4 | |
Libertarian | Daria R. Maloney | 4,548 | 1.8% | + 1.0 | |
Total votes | 248,828 | 100% | |||
Majority | 85,286 | 34.3% | |||
Turnout | |||||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Todd Akin (Incumbent) | 228,725 | 65.4% | - 1.7 | |
Democratic | George D. Weber | 115,366 | 33.0% | + 2.0 | |
Libertarian | Daria R. Maloney | 4,822 | 1.4% | - 0.4 | |
Constitution | David Leefe | 954 | 0.3% | ||
Total votes | 349,867 | 100% | |||
Majority | 107,583 | 30.7% | |||
Turnout | |||||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Todd Akin (Incumbent) | 176,452 | 61.3% | - 4.1 | |
Democratic | George D. Weber | 105,242 | 36.6% | + 3.6 | |
Libertarian | Tamara A. Millay | 5,923 | 2.1% | + 0.7 | |
Total votes | 287,617 | 100% | |||
Majority | 65,287 | 22.7% | |||
Turnout | |||||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Todd Akin (Incumbent) | 232,276 | 62.3% | + 1.0 | |
Democratic | William C. (Bill) Haas | 132,068 | 35.4% | - 1.2 | |
Libertarian | Thomas L. Knapp | 8,628 | 2.3% | + 0.2 | |
Total votes | 372,972 | 100% | |||
Majority | 91,580 | 24.6% | |||
Turnout | |||||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Todd Akin (Incumbent) | 180,481 | 67.9% | + 5.6 | |
Democratic | Arthur Lieber | 77,467 | 29.2% | - 6.2 | |
Libertarian | Steve Mosbacher | 7,677 | 2.9% | + 0.6 | |
Independent | Patrick M. Cannon | 7 | 0.0% | n/a | |
Total votes | 265,632 | 100% | |||
Majority | 95,330 | 35.9% | |||
Turnout | |||||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Ann Wagner | 236,971 | 60.1% | - 7.6 | |
Democratic | Glenn Koenen | 146,272 | 37.1% | + 7.9 | |
Libertarian | Bill Slantz | 9,193 | 2.3% | - 0.6 | |
Constitution | Anatol Zorikova | 2,012 | 0.5% | + 0.5 | |
Total votes | 394,448 | 100% | |||
Majority | 90,699 | 23.0% | |||
Turnout | |||||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Ann Wagner (Incumbent) | 147 819 | 64.1% | + 4.0 | |
Democratic | Arthur Lieber | 75,384 | 32.6% | - 4.5 | |
Libertarian | Bill Slantz | 7,542 | 3.3% | + 1.0 | |
Total votes | 231,117 | 100% | |||
Majority | 72,453 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Ann Wagner (Incumbent) | 241,954 | 58.6% | - 5.5 | |
Democratic | Bill Otto | 155,689 | 37.7% | + 5.1 | |
Libertarian | Jim Higgins | 11,758 | 2.8% | - 0.5 | |
Green | David Justus Arnold | 3,605 | 0.9% | + 0.9 | |
Total votes | 413,296 | 100% | |||
Majority | 86,265 | 20.9% | |||
Turnout | |||||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Ann Wagner (Incumbent) | 192,477 | 51.2% | - 7.4 | |
Democratic | Cort VanOstran | 177,611 | 47.2% | + 9.5 | |
Libertarian | Larry A. Kirk | 4,229 | 1.1% | - 1.7 | |
Green | David Justus Arnold | 1,740 | 0.5% | - 0.4 | |
Total votes | 376,066 | 100% | |||
Majority | 14,866 | 4% | |||
Turnout | |||||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ann Wagner (incumbent) | 233,157 | 51.9 | |
Democratic | Jill Schupp | 204,540 | 45.5 | |
Libertarian | Martin Schulte | 11,647 | 2.6 | |
Write-in | 4 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 449,348 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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