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2008 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2008 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election?

Emanuel Cleaver II won the 2008 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election. Emanuel Cleaver II received 197,249 popular votes (64.37%). The main challenger was Jacob Turk (35.63%).

See the full head-to-head between II and Turk

II +28.7 pts · won by 88,083 votes
Emanuel Cleaver IIDemocraticWINNER64.37%
197,249 votes
Jacob TurkRepublican35.63%
109,166 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.