Missouri Profile
Key Figures:
- 9 Seats: 6R, 3D
- Out of six races Missouri Republicans won, only one was a competitive race in 2010
Missouri Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 14th (22) Representation 17th (27.5) Margin of Victory 38th (35.8) Seats-to-Votes 10th (6.4) Landslide Index 28th (66.7) House Turnout 22nd (43.3)
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
Democracy Index |
-- |
-- |
19.8 |
23.6 |
14.1 |
17.4 |
14.4 |
19.2 |
19.8 |
22 |
Voter Turnout |
62% |
45% |
53% |
39% |
57% |
43% |
64% |
49.4% |
65.7% |
43.3% |
Representation Index |
37% |
25% |
33% |
26% |
36% |
29% |
41% |
32.4% |
43.1% |
27.5% |
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Wasted Votes |
40% |
45% |
39% |
33% |
36% |
32% |
35% |
34.4% |
34.4% |
36.6% |
% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
55/26 |
52/35 |
38/34 |
34/29 |
26/44 |
26/37 |
29/40 |
24/41 |
23.3/40.4 |
20.2/52.4 |
Drop-Off Voters |
1.8% |
0.5% |
2% |
0.3% |
1.4% |
1.5% |
2.4% |
1.5% |
3.5% |
1.2% |
Avg Margin of Victory |
22% |
26% |
27% |
37% |
31% |
37% |
32% |
35.4% |
37.7% |
35.8% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
44-54-2 |
47-51-2 |
45-53-3 |
48-50-2 |
49-49-2 |
53-45-2 |
54-53-2 |
50-47-3 |
46.5-50.1-3.4 |
57.4-36.9-5.7 |
Seats for (R-D-O%) |
33-67-0 |
33-67-0 |
44-56-0 |
44-56-0 |
56-44-0 |
56-44-0 |
56-44-0 |
56-44-0 |
55.6-44.4-0 |
66.7-33.3-0 |
Seat Changes |
-- |
0 |
1 (1R) |
0 |
1 (1R) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
U.S. House (R-D-O) |
5-4-0 |
5-4-0 |
5-4-0 |
5-4-0 |
6-3-0 |
Landslide Index |
100% |
78% |
100% |
88.9% |
66.7% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Opportunity: 10-20 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Landslide: 20-40 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
No Contest: 40+ |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
9/9 |
7/9 |
9/9 |
8/9 |
8/9 |
Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
9/9 |
7/7 |
9/9 |
8/8 |
7/8 |
Landslide / Total Incumbent |
9/9 |
7/7 |
9/9 |
8/8 |
5/8 |
R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
5/5 |
5/5 |
5/5 |
4/4 |
4/4 |
D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
4/4 |
2/2 |
4/4 |
4/4 |
1/3 |
Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
8 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
Uncontested Primary |
5 |
-- |
-- |
8 |
-- |
Elected Women |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Elected Racial Minorities |
1B |
2B |
2B |
2B |
2B |
Election Results and Analysis: 1992-2000
Results 1992-2000 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 U.S. House (R-D-O) 3-6-0 3-6-0 4-5-0 4-5-0 5-4-0 Landslide Index 67% 56% 78% 89% 67% Tight: < 5 2 1 1 0 1 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 0 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 1 3 1 1 2 Landslide: 20-40 5 4 6 3 2 No Contest: 40+ 1 1 1 5 4 Uncontested 0 0 0 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 9/9 8/9 6/9 9/9 6/9 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 7/9 8/8 6/6 9/9 6/6 Landslide / Total Incumbent 6/9 5/8 5/6 8/9 6/6 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 2/3 2/3 1/1 4/4 3/3 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 4/6 3/5 4/5 4/5 3/3 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 3 3 4 6 5 Uncontested Primary 0 3 3 6 4 Elected Women 1 2 3 3 2 Elected Racial Minorities 2B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Election Results and Analysis: 1982-1990
Results 1982-1990 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 U.S. House (R-D-O) 3-6-0 3-6-0 4-5-0 4-5-0 3-6-0 Landslide Index 33% 78% 56% 67% 33% Tight: < 5 1 1 1 0 3 Competitive: 5-10 1 1 1 1 0 Opportunity: 10-20 4 0 2 2 3 Landslide: 20-40 2 5 3 3 3 No Contest: 40+ 1 1 1 3 0 Uncontested 0 1 1 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 9/9 9/9 9/9 8/9 9/9 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 8/9 9/9 8/9 8/8 8/9 Landslide / Total Incumbent 3/9 7/9 5/9 6/8 3/9 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 0/4 3/3 1/3 1/3 0/4 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 3/5 4/6 4/6 5/5 3/5 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 2 2 5 4 3 Uncontested Primary 5 5 7 6 4 Elected Women 0 0 0 0 1 Elected Racial Minorities 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents