2016Final results
2016 election for Missouri's 8th District
U.S. House · Missouri
Jason Smith (R) won with 74.4% of the vote, defeating Dave Cowell (D) by 51.7 points.
Jason SmithRepublican · winner
74.4%229,792
Dave CowellDemocrat
22.7%70,009
Jonathan L. ShellLibertarian
2.9%9,070
308,871 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
No DemocratJason Smith
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Raised by the campaign
$1.7M
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Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
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Cash on hand
$529.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016