Biography
Leadership: Deputy Whip; Policy Committee Chairman
Political Highlights: Greene County clerk, 1973-84; Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, 1980; Mo. secretary of state, 1985-93; sought Republican nomination for governor, 1992; U.S. House of Representatives, 1997-2011
Born: January 10, 1950; Niangua, Mo.
Residence: Springfield
Religion: Baptist
Family: Wife, Abigail Blunt; four children
Education: Southwest Baptist U., B.A. 1970; Southwest Missouri State U., M.A. 1972
Elected: 2010
Committee Assignments: Appropriations (Agriculture; Defense; Interior-Environment; Labor-HHS-Education - Ranking Member; State-Foreign Operations; Transportation-HUD); Commerce, Science & Transportation (Aviation Safety, Operations & Innovation; Communications, Media, & Broadband; Consumer Protection, Product Safety, & Data Security; Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, & Ports); Rules & Administration; Select Intelligence; Joint Library; Joint Printing
Social Media:
Roll Call Vitals
House Seniority: 27th ranked Senate Republican
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
1996 Election Results
Candidate
Roy Blunt (R)
Ruth Bamberger (D)
Mike Harman (LIBERT)
Sharalyn Harris (NL)
Votes
162,558
79,306
6,543
2,177
%
64.9%
31.6%
2.6%
0.9%
1998 Election Results
Candidate
Roy Blunt (R)
Marc Perkel (D)
Mike Harman (LIBERT)
Votes
129,746
43,416
5,639
%
72.6%
24.3%
3.2%
2000 Election Results
Candidate
Roy Blunt (R)
Charles Christrup (D)
Doug Burlison (LIBERT)
Sharalyn Harris (NL)
Ron Lapham (REF)
Votes
202,305
65,510
2,965
2,169
988
%
73.9%
23.9%
1.1%
0.8%
0.4%
2002 Election Results
Candidate
Roy Blunt (R)
Ron Lapham (D)
Doug Burlison (LIBERT)
Steven Reed (D)
Votes
149,519
45,964
4,378
2
%
74.8%
23.0%
2.2%
0.0%
2004 Election Results
Candidate
Roy Blunt (R)
Jim Newberry (D)
Kevin Craig (LIBERT)
Steve Alger (CNSTP)
Votes
210,080
84,356
2,767
1,002
%
70.5%
28.3%
0.9%
0.3%
2006 Election Results
Candidate
Roy Blunt (R)
Jack Truman (D)
Kevin Craig (LIBERT)
Votes
160,942
72,592
7,566
%
66.7%
30.1%
3.1%
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Roy Blunt (R)
Richard Monroe (D)
Kevin Craig (LIBERT)
Travis Maddox (CNSTP)
Votes
219,016
91,010
6,971
6,166
%
67.8%
28.2%
2.2%
1.9%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Roy Blunt (R)
Robin Carnahan (D)
Jonathan Dine (LIBERT)
Jerry Beck (CNSTP)
Frazier Miller (WRI)
Jeff Wirick (WRI)
Richie Wolfe (WRI)
Mark Memoly (WRI)
Votes
1,054,160
789,736
58,663
41,309
7
4
2
1
%
54.2%
40.6%
3.0%
2.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%