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      Home/Elections/2012/US House/Missouri/MO-05
      2012·US House·Missouri·District profile →

      Missouri District 5 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Emanuel Cleaver II
      60.5%200,290 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Jacob Turk
      36.9%122,149 votes
      Margin
      D+23.6
      330,942 total votes
      4 candidates330,942 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Emanuel Cleaver IIDEM✓
      		DEM200,29060.5%
      Jacob TurkREP
      		REP122,14936.9%
      Randall \ LangkraehrLIB
      		LIB8,4972.6%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH6---

      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
      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
      1996
      Karen McCarthyDEM
      D+38.5
      View all US House history for Missouri →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      Emanuel Cleaver IIDEM
      Record11W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2004-2024
      US House
      Full profile →
      Jacob TurkREP
      Record0W-8L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2006-2022
      US House
      Full profile →
      Randall \ LangkraehrLIB
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2012-2012
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Missouri, 2012

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