2024 Missouri House of Representatives election
The 2024 Missouri House of Representatives election took place on November 5, 2024, as part of the biennial 2024 United States elections. It was held alongside numerous other federal, state, and local elections, including the 2024 U.S. presidential election and the 2024 Missouri Senate election. All 163 seats in the Missouri House of Representatives were up for election. Primary elections took place on August 6, 2024.
Partisan background
In the 2020 Presidential Election, Donald Trump won 108 Missouri House districts, while Joe Biden won 55. Going into the 2024 Missouri House election, Republicans hold five districts where Biden won: District 17, District 96, District 100, District 101, and District 105. Conversely, Democrats hold two districts where Trump won: District 29 and District 136.Retirements
Forty-seven incumbents did not seek re-election.Democrats
- District 15: Maggie Nurrenbern retired to run for State Senate.
- District 19: Ingrid Burnett was term-limited.
- District 21: Robert Sauls retired to run for State Senate.
- District 25: Patty Lewis retired to run for State Senate.
- District 26: Ashley Bland Manlove retired.
- District 27: Richard Brown was term-limited '.
- District 28: Jerome Barnes was term-limited.
- District 50: Douglas Mann retired.
- District 67: Chantelle Nickson-Clark retired to run for State Senate.
- District 68: Jay Mosley was term-limited.
- District 70: Gretchen Bangert was term-limited '.
- District 74: Kevin Windham Jr. retired.
- District 75: Alan Gray was term-limited.
- District 80: Peter Merideth was term-limited.
- District 82: Donna Baringer was term-limited.
- District 83: Sarah Unsicker was term-limited.
- District 86: Joe Adams was term-limited.
- District 87: Paula Brown retired.
- District 90: Barbara Phifer retired to run for Secretary of State.
- District 98: Deb Lavender was term-limited.
- District 132: Crystal Quade was term-limited .
Republicans
- District 20: Aaron McMullen retired to run for State Senate.
- District 31: Dan Stacy was term-limited.
- District 39: Doug Richey retired to run for State Senate.
- District 44: Cheri Toalson Reisch was term-limited '.
- District 51: Kurtis Gregory retired to run for State Senate.
- District 54: Dan Houx was term-limited '.
- District 55: Mike Haffner retired to run for State Senate.
- District 69: Adam Schnelting retired to run for State Senate.
- District 89: Dean Plocher was term-limited '.
- District 104: Phil Christofanelli was term-limited '.
- District 105: Adam Schwadron retired to run for Secretary of State.
- District 108: Justin Hicks retired to run for U.S. House.
- District 115: Cyndi Buchheit-Courtway retired to run for State Senate.
- District 117: Mike Henderson was term-limited '.
- District 120: Ron Copeland retired.
- District 128: Mike Stephens was term-limited.
- District 138: Brad Hudson retired to run for State Senate.
- District 141: Hannah Kelly was term-limited.
- District 144: Chris Dinkins retired to run for State Senate.
- District 145: Rick Francis was term-limited.
- District 148: Jamie Burger retired to run for State Senate.
- District 151: Herman Morse retired.
- District 153: Darrell Atchison retired.
- District 154: David Evans retired.
- District 155: Travis Smith retired to run for State Senate.
- District 163: Cody Smith was term-limited '.
Resignation
One seat was vacant on the day of the general election due to a resignation in 2023.Democrats
- District 78: Rasheen Aldridge Jr. resigned April 18, 2023, after being elected to the St. Louis Board of Aldermen.
Incumbents defeated
In primary election
Five incumbent representatives, all Republicans, were defeated in the August 6 primary election.Republicans
- District 33: Chris Sander lost renomination to Carolyn Caton.
- District 64: Tony Lovasco lost renomination to Deanna Self.
- District 109: Kyle Marquart lost renomination to John Simmons.
- District 111: Gary Bonacker lost renomination to Cecelie Williams.
- District 123: Lisa Thomas lost renomination to Jeff Vernetti.