2000Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2000 election for Missouri's 6th District
U.S. House · Missouri
Sam Graves (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Steve Danner (D) by 4.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Sam GravesRepublican · winner
50.9%138,925
Steve DannerDemocrat
46.8%127,792
Jimmy DykesLibertarian
1.4%3,696
Marie RicheyNatural Law
1.0%2,788
273,201 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 2000
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.
Steve DannerSam Graves
$806.6K
Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
$811.6K
Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
-$5K
Cash on hand
$1.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Sam Graves (R)Steve Danner (D)
Also on the ballot: Jimmy Dykes (Libertarian), 1.4%; Marie Richey (Natural Law), 1.0%