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.
- Abram ComingoMissouriDemocratic1871–1875
- Albert CarnahanMissouriDemocratic1945–1961
- Benjamin FranklinMissouriDemocratic1875–1879
- Bill EmersonMissouriRepublican1981–1996
- Clyde WilliamsMissouriDemocratic1927–1943
- Dorsey ShacklefordMissouriDemocratic1899–1919
- Frederick NiedringhausMissouriRepublican1889–1891
- James BlairMissouriLiberal Republican1871–1873
- Jo Ann EmersonMissouriRepublican1997–2013
- Joel HubbardMissouriRepublican1895–1897
- John BenjaminMissouriRepublican1865–1871
- Parke BantaMissouriRepublican1947–1949
- R. BaileyMissouriRepublican1981–1983
- Richard BlandMissouriDemocratic1873–1901
- Richard Ichord IIMissouriDemocratic1961–1981
- Samuel SawyerMissouriInd. Democrat1879–1881
- Sidney RoachMissouriRepublican1921–1925
- William ElmerMissouriRepublican1943–1945
- William HallMissouriUnionist1861–1865
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