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2016 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2016 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election?

Emanuel Cleaver II won the 2016 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election. Emanuel Cleaver II received 190,766 popular votes (58.83%). The main challenger was Jacob Turk (38.17%).

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

II +20.7 pts · won by 66,995 votes
Emanuel Cleaver IIDemocraticWINNER58.83%
190,766 votes
Jacob TurkRepublican38.17%
123,771 votes
Roy WelbornLibertarian3%
9,733 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.