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2012 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2012 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election?

Jo Anna Emerson won the 2012 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election. Jo Anna Emerson received 216,083 popular votes (71.93%). The main challenger was Jack Rushin (24.55%).

See the full head-to-head between Emerson and Rushin

Emerson +47.4 pts · won by 142,328 votes
Jo Anna EmersonRepublicanWINNER71.93%
216,083 votes
Jack RushinDemocratic24.55%
73,755 votes
Rick VandevenLibertarian3.51%
10,553 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.