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2012 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2012 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election?

Emanuel Cleaver II won the 2012 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election. Emanuel Cleaver II received 200,290 popular votes (60.52%). The main challenger was Jacob Turk (36.91%).

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

II +23.6 pts · won by 78,141 votes
Emanuel Cleaver IIDemocraticWINNER60.52%
200,290 votes
Jacob TurkRepublican36.91%
122,149 votes
Randall D. Randy LangkraehrLibertarian2.57%
8,497 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.