2008Final results
2008 election for Missouri's 6th District
U.S. House · Missouri
Sam Graves (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Kay Barnes (D) by 22.6 points.
Sam GravesRepublican · winner
59.4%196,526
Kay BarnesDemocrat
36.9%121,894
Dave BrowningLibertarian
3.7%12,279
330,699 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 2008
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.
Kay BarnesSam Graves
$2.8M
Raised by the campaign
$2.7M
$2.8M
Spent by the campaign
$2.6M
$13.1K
Cash on hand
$44.4K
Other candidates' campaigns: Dave Browning $4.5K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008