Missouri's 6th congressional district

Missouri's 6th congressional district takes in a large swath of land in northern Missouri, stretching across nearly the entire width of the state from Kansas to Illinois. Its largest voting population is centered in the northern portion of the Kansas City metropolitan area and the City of St. Joseph. The district includes much of Kansas City north of the Missouri River (including Kansas City International Airport).

The district takes in all or parts of the following counties: Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, De Kalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Jackson, Knox, Lewis, Lincoln, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Marion, Mercer, Monroe, Nodaway, Pike, Platte, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, Sullivan, Worth.

Notable representatives from the district include governors John Smith Phelps and Austin A. King as well as Kansas City Mayor Robert T. Van Horn. In 1976, Jerry Litton was killed on election night as he flew to a victory party after winning the Democratic nomination for United States Senate. The visitors center at Smithville Lake is named in Litton's memory. Democrat Pat Danner, a former aide to Jerry Litton, won the seat in 1992 becoming the first woman to be elected in the district, defeating 16-year Republican incumbent Tom Coleman.

George W. Bush beat John Kerry in this district 57%–42% in 2004. The district is represented by Republican Sam Graves, who has held the seat since 2001. Graves easily held on to his seat what was expected to be a tough 2008 election, defeating former Kansas City mayor Kay Waldo Barnes by 23 percentage points.

Graves announced on March 27, 2026 that he will not be seeking re-election.

Historically, the 6th was not safe for either party. However, in recent years, it has trended Republican, mirroring the increasingly conservative bent of the more rural areas of Missouri that historically voted for Yellow Dog Democrats. President Donald J. Trump won the 6th District, under the 2026 boundaries, by a 63%-36% margin, trouncing Kamala Harris.

History Redistricting following 2010 census After Missouri lost a congressional seat following the 2010 census (in part because of losses in population in several rural northern Missouri counties), the 6th was expanded to include most of Missouri north of the Missouri River, stretching from border to border from Kansas to Illinois. The biggest geographic addition was in northeast Missouri (including Kirksville, Missouri and Hannibal, Missouri), which used to be the northern half of the old 9th district.

The 6th lost Cooper and Howard counties to the 4th district, and Gladstone in southwestern Clay County to the 5th district. Meanwhile, the 6th was pushed further into Jackson County, taking in the northeastern portion between the Missouri River and Interstate 70, as well as a small sliver southwest of Independence.

In the 2020 redistricting, more of Clay County was ceded the 5th District, including North Kansas City, but gaining Ray County from the 5th. The district also moved into the St. Louis metropolitan area for the first time, gaining Lincoln County, including its largest city, Troy, from the 3rd district.

Composition For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST27/CD118_MO06.pdf

Adair County (6)

All 6 communities

Andrew County (9)

All 9 communities

Atchison County (5)

All 5 communities

Audrain County (9)

All 9 communities

Buchanan County (8)

All 8 communities

Caldwell County (7)

All 7 communities

Caroll County (7)

All 7 communities

Charlton County (9)

All 9 communities

Clark County (8)

All 8 communities

Clay County (13)

Birmingham, Excelsior Springs (shared with Ray County), Glenaire, Homestead, Holt, Kansas City (part; also 4th and 5th; shared with Cass, Jackson, and Platte counties), Kearney, Liberty, Missouri City, Mosby, Paradise, Prathersville, Smithville

Clinton County (11)

All 11 communities

Daviess County (10)

All 10 communities

DeKalb County (8)

All 8 communities

Gentry County (6)

All 6 communities

Grundy County (8)

All 8 communities

Harrison County (8)

All 8 communities

Holt County (9)

All 9 communities

Jackson County (7)

Buckner, Independence (part; also 4th and 5th), Kansas City (part; also 4th and 5th; shared with Cass, Clay, and Platte counties), Levasy, River Bend, Sibley, Sugar Creek (part; also 5th)

Knox County (7)

All 7 communities

Lewis County (6)

All 6 communities

Lincoln County (13)

All 13 communities

Linn County (8)

All 8 communities

Livingston County (7)

All 7 communities

Macon County (10)

All 10 communities

Marion County (3)

All 3 communities

Mercer County (4)

All 4 communities

Monroe County (6)

All 6 communities

Nodaway County (18)

All 18 communities

Pike County (12)

All 12 communities

Platte County (19)

All 19 communities

Putnam County (6)

All 6 communities

Ralls County (6)

All 6 communities

Randolph County (8)

All 8 communities

Ray County (14)

All 14 communities

Schuyler County (5)

All 5 communities

Scotland County (5)

All 5 communities

Shelby County (6)

All 6 communities

Sullivan County (10)

All 10 communities

Worth County (6)

All 6 communities

List of members representing the district Member Party Years Congress Electoral history District location District created March 4, 1853 John S. Phelps Democratic March 4, 1853 –March 3, 1863 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1852.Re-elected in 1854.Re-elected in 1856.Re-elected in 1858.Re-elected in 1860.Retired. Austin A. King Union March 4, 1863 –March 3, 1865 Elected in 1862.Lost re-election. Robert T. Van Horn Republican March 4, 1865 –March 3, 1871 Elected in 1864.Re-elected in 1866.Re-elected in 1868.Retired. Abram Comingo Democratic March 4, 1871 –March 3, 1873 Elected in 1870.Redistricted to the . Harrison E. Havens Republican March 4, 1873 –March 3, 1875 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1872.Lost re-election. Charles H. Morgan Democratic March 4, 1875 –March 3, 1879 Elected in 1874.Re-elected in 1876.Lost re-election. James R. Waddill Democratic March 4, 1879 –March 3, 1881 Elected in 1878.Retired. Ira S. Haseltine Greenback March 4, 1881 –March 3, 1883 Elected in 1880.Lost re-election. John Cosgrove Democratic March 4, 1883 –March 3, 1885 Elected in 1882.Renominated in 1884 but withdrew before election. John T. Heard Democratic March 4, 1885 –March 3, 1893 Elected in 1884.Re-elected in 1886.Re-elected in 1888.Re-elected in 1890.Redistricted to the . David A. De Armond Democratic March 4, 1893 –November 23, 1909 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1892.Re-elected in 1894.Re-elected in 1896.Re-elected in 1898.Re-elected in 1900.Re-elected in 1902.Re-elected in 1904.Re-elected in 1906.Re-elected in 1908.Died. Vacant November 23, 1909 –February 1, 1910 Clement C. Dickinson Democratic February 1, 1910 –March 3, 1921 Elected to finish De Armond's term.Re-elected in 1910.Re-elected in 1912.Re-elected in 1914.Re-elected in 1916.Re-elected in 1918.Lost re-election. William O. Atkeson Republican March 4, 1921 –March 3, 1923 Elected in 1920.Lost re-election. Clement C. Dickinson Democratic March 4, 1923 –March 3, 1929 Elected in 1922.Re-elected in 1924.Re-elected in 1926.Lost re-election. Thomas J. Halsey Republican March 4, 1929 –March 3, 1931 Elected in 1928Lost re-election. Clement C. Dickinson Democratic March 4, 1931 –March 3, 1933 Elected in 1930.Redistricted to the . District inactive March 4, 1933 –January 3, 1935 All representatives elected At-large on a general ticket Reuben T. Wood Democratic January 3, 1935 –January 3, 1941 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1934.Re-elected in 1936.Re-elected in 1938.Lost re-election. Philip A. Bennett Republican January 3, 1941 –December 7, 1942 Elected in 1940.Re-elected in 1942 but died before term began. Vacant December 7, 1942 –January 12, 1943 Marion T. Bennett Republican January 12, 1943 –January 3, 1949 Elected to finish his father's term.Re-elected in 1944.Re-elected in 1946.Lost re-election. George H. Christopher Democratic January 3, 1949 –January 3, 1951 Elected in 1948.Lost re-election. Orland K. Armstrong Republican January 3, 1951 –January 3, 1953 Elected in 1950.Retired. William Clay Cole Republican January 3, 1953 –January 3, 1955 Elected in 1952.Lost re-election. 1953–1963 William R. Hull Jr. Democratic January 3, 1955 –January 3, 1973 Elected in 1954.Re-elected in 1956.Re-elected in 1958.Re-elected in 1960.Re-elected in 1962.Re-elected in 1964.Re-elected in 1966.Re-elected in 1968.Re-elected in 1970.Retired. 1963–1973 Jerry Litton Democratic January 3, 1973 –August 3, 1976 Elected in 1972.Re-elected in 1974.Died before getting renominated. 1973–1983 Vacant August 3, 1976 –November 2, 1976 Tom Coleman Republican November 2, 1976 –January 3, 1993 Elected to finish Litton's term.Elected to full term in 1976.Re-elected in 1978.Re-elected in 1980.Re-elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1984.Re-elected in 1986.Re-elected in 1988.Re-elected in 1990.Lost re-election. 1983–1993 Pat Danner Democratic January 3, 1993 –January 3, 2001 Elected in 1992.Re-elected in 1994.Re-elected in 1996.Re-elected in 1998.Retired. 1993–2003 Sam Graves Republican January 3, 2001 –present Elected in 2000.Re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Re-elected in 2006.Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010.Re-elected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Re-elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Re-elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024.Retiring at the end of term. 2003–2013 2013–2023 2023–present

Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentMcCain 55% - 42%2012 PresidentRomney 62% - 38%2016 PresidentTrump 67% - 28% SenateBlunt 56% - 40% GovernorGreitens 58% - 39% Lt. GovernorParson 59% - 36% Secretary of StateAshcroft 66% - 30% Attorney GeneralHawley 66% - 34%2018 SenateHawley 60% - 36% AuditorMcDowell 52% - 41%2020 PresidentTrump 68% - 31% GovernorParson 67% - 30% Lt. GovernorKehoe 68% - 29% Secretary of StateAshcroft 72% - 25% TreasurerFitzpatrick 69% - 28% Attorney GeneralSchmitt 69% - 28%2022 SenateSchmitt 65% - 32%2024 PresidentTrump 69% - 30% SenateHawley 65% - 32% GovernorKehoe 69% - 29% Lt. GovernorWasinger 67% - 29% Secretary of StateHoskins 68% - 30% TreasurerMalek 67% - 29% Attorney GeneralBailey 70% - 28%

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Missouri's 6th congressional district

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