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2000 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2000 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election?

Karen McCarthy won the 2000 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election. Karen McCarthy received 159,826 popular votes (68.85%). The main challenger was Steve Gordon (28.62%).

See the full head-to-head between McCarthy and Gordon

McCarthy +40.2 pts · won by 93,387 votes
Karen McCarthyDemocraticWINNER68.85%
159,826 votes
Steve GordonRepublican28.62%
66,439 votes
Charles ReitzGreen1.1%
2,548 votes
Alan NewberryLibertarian1.01%
2,350 votes
Dennis M. CarrigerReform0.42%
974 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.