2020Final results
2020 election for Missouri's 8th District
U.S. House · Missouri
Jason Smith (R) won with 76.9% of the vote, defeating Kathy Ellis (D) by 55.5 points.
Jason SmithRepublican · winner
76.9%253,811
Kathy EllisDemocrat
21.4%70,561
Tom SchmitzLibertarian
1.8%5,854
330,226 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Kathy EllisJason Smith
$304.3K
Raised by the campaign
$1.9M
$307.3K
Spent by the campaign
$1.5M
$0
Cash on hand
$1.5M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 21, 2020; FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020