U.S. House · Historical · Missouri District 8
Missouri's 8th Congressional District
Members who have held the seat for Missouri's 8th Congressional District, with sourced biographical profiles, party, and term history. The currently-serving holder appears on the serving roster.
- Former U.S. RepresentativeAbram ComingoMissouriDemocratic1871–1875
- Former U.S. RepresentativeAlbert CarnahanMissouriDemocratic1945–1961
- Former U.S. RepresentativeBenjamin FranklinMissouriDemocratic1875–1879
- Former U.S. RepresentativeBill EmersonMissouriRepublican1981–1996
- Former U.S. RepresentativeClyde WilliamsMissouriDemocratic1927–1943
- Former U.S. RepresentativeDorsey ShacklefordMissouriDemocratic1899–1919
- Former U.S. RepresentativeFrederick NiedringhausMissouriRepublican1889–1891
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJames BlairMissouriLiberal Republican1871–1873
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJo Ann EmersonMissouriRepublican1997–2013
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJoel HubbardMissouriRepublican1895–1897
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJohn BenjaminMissouriRepublican1865–1871
- Former U.S. RepresentativeParke BantaMissouriRepublican1947–1949
- Former U.S. RepresentativeR. BaileyMissouriRepublican1981–1983
- Former U.S. RepresentativeRichard BlandMissouriDemocratic1873–1901
- Former U.S. RepresentativeRichard Ichord IIMissouriDemocratic1961–1981
- Former U.S. RepresentativeSamuel SawyerMissouriInd. Democrat1879–1881
- Former U.S. RepresentativeSidney RoachMissouriRepublican1921–1925
- Former U.S. RepresentativeWilliam ElmerMissouriRepublican1943–1945
- Former U.S. RepresentativeWilliam HallMissouriUnionist1861–1865
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