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2006 Missouri U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 2006 Missouri U.S. Senate Election?

Claire McCaskill won the 2006 Missouri U.S. Senate Election. Claire McCaskill received 1,055,255 popular votes (49.58%). The main challenger was James M. Talent (47.31%).

See the full head-to-head between McCaskill and Talent

McCaskill +2.3 pts · won by 48,314 votes
Claire McCaskillDemocraticWINNER49.58%
1,055,255 votes
James M. TalentRepublican47.31%
1,006,941 votes
Frank GilmourLibertarian2.25%
47,792 votes
Lydia LewisProgressive0.86%
18,383 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.