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2008 Missouri U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2008 Missouri U.S. House District 3 Election?

Russ Carnahan won the 2008 Missouri U.S. House District 3 Election. Russ Carnahan received 202,470 popular votes (66.37%). The main challenger was Chris Sander (30.41%).

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

Carnahan +36.0 pts · won by 109,711 votes
Russ CarnahanDemocraticWINNER66.37%
202,470 votes
Chris SanderRepublican30.41%
92,759 votes
Kevin C. BabcockLibertarian1.81%
5,518 votes
Cynthia Cindy Redburnconstitution1.42%
4,324 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.