Result
Democratic incumbent Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-MO) won reelection to Missouri's State House District 46 in the Nov. 3 general election without a major-party opponent. Unofficial Boone County election returns show Smith received 8,834 votes, with an additional 72 write-in votes recorded. Smith accounted for approximately 99.2% of votes cast in the contest, compared with 0.8% for write-ins.
Smith was also the only candidate on the Democratic primary ballot on Aug. 4. He received 3,918 votes, or 100% of votes cast in the Democratic primary for the seat, according to the Missouri secretary of state's official results. No Republican candidate appeared on the primary ballot.
Candidates and platforms
The election record contains no stated campaign positions for Smith. However, his legislative record identifies several policy priorities. According to the Missouri House of Representatives, Smith introduced legislation to eliminate state sales taxes on food, limit rental application fees, expand insurance coverage of anesthesia services, and modify provisions governing civilian review boards. He also introduced legislation to repeal authorization for charter schools in Boone County.
District and chamber
District 46 covers portions of Columbia and Boone County in the Missouri House of Representatives. Smith, a Democrat, has represented the district since winning an April 2021 special election. His reelection keeps the seat under Democratic control rather than changing its partisan representation.
Across races in the supplied nationwide election record with a called winner, the State House tally includes 1,978 Democratic winners and 1,712 Republican winners. The record also lists six winners labeled "I," one labeled "N" and one labeled "X." Democratic winners account for approximately 53.5% of the 3,698 called races, while Republican winners account for approximately 46.3%
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