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      Home/Elections/1996/US House/Missouri/MO-05
      1996·US House·Missouri·District profile →

      Missouri District 5 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Karen McCarthy
      67.4%144,223 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Penny D Bennett
      28.9%61,803 votes
      Margin
      D+38.5
      213,971 total votes
      4 candidates213,971 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Karen McCarthyDEM✓
      		DEM144,22367.4%
      Penny D BennettREP
      		REP61,80328.9%
      Kevin HertelLIB
      		LIB4,1101.9%
      Tom DanaherOTH
      		OTH3,8351.8%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+23.2
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+3.1
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202460.7%37.5%D+23.2337,941
      202062.2%35.9%D+26.3350,584
      201657.5%37.1%D+20.4320,101
      201260.7%39.3%D+21.4327,540
      200862.6%36.1%D+26.5360,907

      Seat History

      US House in Missouri

      2024
      Emanuel Cleaver IIDEM
      D+23.8
      2022
      Emanuel Cleaver IIDEM
      D+24.6
      Redistricted
      2020
      Emanuel Cleaver IIDEM
      D+20.2
      2018
      Emanuel Cleaver IIDEM
      D+26.1
      2016
      Emanuel Cleaver IIDEM
      D+20.7
      2014
      Emanuel Cleaver IIDEM
      D+6.6
      2012
      Emanuel Cleaver IIDEM
      D+23.6
      Redistricted
      2010
      Emanuel Cleaver IIDEM
      D+9.1
      2008
      Emanuel Cleaver IIDEM
      D+28.8
      2006
      Emanuel Cleaver IIDEM
      D+31.9
      2004
      Emanuel Cleaver IIDEM
      D+13.1
      2002
      Karen McCarthyDEM
      D+33.5
      Redistricted
      2000
      Karen McCarthyDEM
      D+40.2
      1998
      Karen McCarthyDEM
      D+35.0
      View all US House history for Missouri →

      Candidates

      Tom DanaherOTH
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1992-1996
      US House
      Full profile →
      Karen McCarthyDEM
      Record10W-0L
      Avg MarginD+87.5
      Career1984-2002
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      Kevin HertelDEM
      Record4W-1L
      Avg MarginD+18.2
      Career1996-2022
      State Senate / State House / US House
      Full profile →
      Penny D BennettREP
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1996-1998
      US House
      Full profile →

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