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2004 Missouri U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2004 Missouri U.S. House District 3 Election?

Russ Carnahan won the 2004 Missouri U.S. House District 3 Election. Russ Carnahan received 146,894 popular votes (52.86%). The main challenger was William J. Federer (45.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Carnahan and Federer

Carnahan +7.7 pts · won by 21,472 votes
Russ CarnahanDemocraticWINNER52.86%
146,894 votes
William J. FedererRepublican45.13%
125,422 votes
Kevin C. BabcockLibertarian1.57%
4,367 votes
William J. Renaudconstitution0.44%
1,222 votes
Joseph L. BadaraccoRepublican0%
11 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.