U.S. Rep. Jason Smith has won reelection against challengers Democrat Chris Reichard and Libertarian Rebecca Sharpe Lombard to represent Missouri’s 8th Congressional District.
The district covers the eastern half of Jefferson County and southeast Missouri, including the Bootheel and west near Branson.
Smith, a Republican, has held the seat since 2013 after he won a special election to fill a vacancy created when Jo Ann Emerson resigned.
U.S. representatives receive an annual salary of approximately $174,000 and serve a two-year term.
According to unofficial election results from the Missouri Secretary of State, Smith received 96,932 votes, or 72.3 percent of the vote with 293 of 385 precincts reporting. Reichard received 33,164 votes, or 24.7 percent of the vote. Lombard received 3,813 votes, or 2.8 percent of the vote.
According to unofficial results in Jefferson County, Smith received 29,243 votes to Reichard’s 21,877 with all precincts reporting. Lombard received 1,882 votes and write in candidates received 63 votes.
A spokesperson for Smith could not be reached for comment.