CQ Risk Rating: Safe Democrat 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
|
| Ike Skelton (D) | 180,634 | 67% |
| James A. Noland Jr. (R) | 84,406 | 31% |
| Thomas L. Knapp (LIBERT) | 2,878 | 1% |
| James Edward Rinehart (REF) | 1,971 | 1% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: AUGUST 8, 2000 |
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| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Ike Skelton | 48,531 | 100% |
| | Libertarian |
| Thomas L. Knapp | 160 | 100% |
| | Republican |
| James A. Noland Jr. | 29,172 | 62% |
| Robert "Bob" Brown | 17,516 | 38% |
| | Reform |
| James Edward Rinehart | 102 | 100% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Military Bases | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
MISSOURI 4
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West central - Kansas City suburbs; Jefferson City
Laden with lakes, rivers and farmland, the 4th borders a large part of
the Missouri River to the north. Besides portions of southeast Kansas City
suburbs, state capital Jefferson City and moderately sized Sedalia and
Belton, the district typifies rural and small-town Missouri.
Most of the 4th's residents work at small-scale farming and
moderate-sized manufacturing. Some farming communities have been able to
recuperate from severe flooding in 1993 and '95, but many residents were
forced to search for more stable employment elsewhere. Tourism still helps
the rural areas. In Miller and Camden counties, the more modern hotels and
retail outlets of the Lake of the Ozarks region attract a different type of
vacationer than the predominantly hunting, fishing and recreation waters of
the Harry S. Truman and Stockton Lake areas.
The 4th's piece of the Kansas City suburbs hasn't grown as fast as the
area north of the city (in the 6th) and the suburbs aren't as affluent, but
they provide some blue-collar manufacturing jobs. Across the district, in
Jefferson City, state government employs more than 14,000 people.
Socially conservative voters in the 4th tend to favor moderate
Democrats. Congressional elections heavily favor Democrats in the western
counties while Republican votes can be tilled farther east, especially in
Webster and Camden counties.
Major Industry
State and federal government, defense, higher education, agriculture
Military Bases
Fort Leonard Wood, 10,900 military, 4,400 civilian; Whiteman Air Force Base,
3,092 military, 680 civilian (1997)
Population
569,146 (1990)
Cities
Jefferson City (pt.), 35,175 (1990); Sedalia, 20,348; Belton, 20,862 (1997)
People
61% rural; 15% age 65+ (ranks fourth of nine in state; top third
nationally); 64% married couples, 30% married couples with children; 13%
college educated (ranks eighth of nine in state; bottom third nationally);
48% white collar (ranks eighth of nine in state; bottom third nationally),
32% blue collar (ranks second of nine in state; top third nationally) (1990)
Race
95% white, 3% black, 1% Asian; 1% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$23,064 (ranks seventh of nine in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival in Sedalia.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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