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2012 Missouri U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 2012 Missouri U.S. Senate Election?

Claire McCaskill won the 2012 Missouri U.S. Senate Election. Claire McCaskill received 1,494,125 popular votes (54.81%). The main challenger was W. Todd Akin (39.11%).

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

McCaskill +15.7 pts · won by 427,966 votes
Claire McCaskillDemocraticWINNER54.81%
1,494,125 votes
W. Todd AkinRepublican39.11%
1,066,159 votes
Jonathan DineLibertarian6.07%
165,468 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.