1998Flipped from independentFinal results
1998 election for Missouri's 8th District
U.S. House · Missouri
Jo Ann Emerson (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Anthony J. "tony" Heckemeyer (D) by 26.9 points, a seat another party won last time.
Jo Ann EmersonRepublican · winner
62.6%104,271
Anthony J. "tony" HeckemeyerDemocrat
35.7%59,426
John HendricksLibertarian
1.7%2,827
166,524 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Anthony J. "tony" HeckemeyerJo Ann Emerson
$375.7K
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$375.1K
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
$592
Cash on hand
$62.8K
Other candidates' campaigns: John Hendricks $298.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998
The candidates
Jo Ann Emerson (R)Anthony J. "tony" Heckemeyer (D)
Also on the ballot: John Hendricks (Libertarian), 1.7%