NewsJuly 24, 1994
CONGRESS-8TH DISTRICT (GLANCE)
District: 8th district of Missouri covers 26 counties in southern Missouri, bordered by the counties of Perry, St. Francois, Washington, Crawford, Phelps, Texas, Wright and Howell. Duties: Serves in Washington, D.C. as one of 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and one of nine members from Missouri. Represents about 568,000 people...
District: 8th district of Missouri covers 26 counties in southern Missouri, bordered by the counties of Perry, St. Francois, Washington, Crawford, Phelps, Texas, Wright and Howell.
Duties: Serves in Washington, D.C. as one of 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and one of nine members from Missouri. Represents about 568,000 people.
Term: Two years.
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Salary: $133,600.
GOP candidates: Republican Bill Emerson of Cape Girardeau, running unopposed in primary. Seeking re-election to 8th term.
Democratic candidates are Thad Bullock of Cape Girardeau, Gene Curtis of Matthews, Don Hager of Farmington and James L. "Jay" Thompson of Bourbon.
Libertarian candidate is Greg Tlapek of Cape Girardeau.
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