A special election for Missouri's 8th congressional district was held on June 4, 2013 following the resignation of Jo Ann Emerson on January 22, 2013 to head the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. The Republican and Democratic parties selected their own nominees without a primary.
The deadline to request an absentee ballot for the special election was May 29, 2013. A televised candidate's forum took place on May 27, 2013 at Southeast Missouri State University-Riverside Campus; all party candidates participated while the write-in candidate did not attend. In the general election on June 4, 2013, Republican Jason Smith received 67.1% of the vote, beating Democrat Steve Hodges (27.4%), Constitutional Doug Enyart (3.6%), and Libertarian Bill Slantz (1.5%).
Jason Smith, Speaker Pro Tem of the Missouri House of Representatives
Wendell Bailey, former State Treasurer of Missouri and U.S. Representative
Dan W. Brown, State Senator
Jason Crowell, former State Senator
Kevin P. Engler, State Representative, former State Senator, former Mayor of Farmington
Peter Kinder, Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
Scott Lipke, former State Representative
Bob Parker, local resident and landowner
Todd Richardson, State Representative
Lloyd Smith, State Republican Party Executive Director
Pedro Sotelo, businessman
Sarah Steelman, former State Treasurer of Missouri
Clint Tracy, State Representative and United States Navy Lieutenant commander
John Tyrrell, attorney
Wayne Wallingford, State Senator, United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and Silver Star recipient
John Jordan, Cape Girardeau County Sheriff
Steve Hodges, State Representative District 149
Todd Mahn, businessman
Linda Black, State Representative
Jack Rushin, chiropractor and Democratic nominee for the seat in 2012
Terry Swinger, former State Representative
Russ Carnahan, former U.S. Representative
Bill Slantz, businessman
Jason Williams (withdrew before party meeting)
Doug Enyart, U.S. Marine and professional forester
Dr. Robert George (write-in candidate)
Thomas Brown (write-in candidate)
Wayne L. Byington (write-in candidate)
Theo (Ted) Brown, Sr. (write-in candidate)
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