Emanuel Cleaver II

★ U.S. Representative● In office

Born: October 26, 1944
Current age: 81
Home state: Missouri
Party: Democratic
In office: U.S. Representative, Missouri (present)
On the ballot: 2004–2024

Career timeline

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2016Rep 2018Rep 2020Rep 2022Rep 2024Rep

11-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

II1.8M

Opponents1.2M

Elections run

Between 2004 and 2024, Emanuel Cleaver II ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning all 11. II's biggest single-election total was 207,180 votes, in the 2020 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 5. II's closest win came in the 2014 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 5, decided by 10,185 votes.

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How many votes has Emanuel Cleaver II received?

Emanuel Cleaver II has received 1,790,300 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.

Election history

Emanuel Cleaver II’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2024	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	199,90060.22%	Sean E. Smith William Truman Wayne Michael Day
2022	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	140,68861.02%	Jacob Turk (head-to-head) Robin Dominick (head-to-head)
2020	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	207,18058.79%	Ryan Derks Robin Dominick (head-to-head) Antwain Winters Emmanuel Dorn Billy Ballard
2018	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	175,01961.67%	Jacob Turk (head-to-head) Alexander Howell Maurice Copeland E.C. Fredland
2016	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	190,76658.83%	Jacob Turk (head-to-head) Roy Welborn (head-to-head)
2014	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	79,25651.59%	Jacob Turk (head-to-head) Roy Welborn (head-to-head)
2012	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	200,29060.52%	Jacob Turk (head-to-head) Randall D. Randy Langkraehr (head-to-head)
2010	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	102,07653.32%	Jacob Turk (head-to-head) Randall D. Randy Langkraehr (head-to-head) Dave Lay
2008	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	197,24964.37%	Jacob Turk (head-to-head)
2006	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	136,14964.25%	Jacob Turk (head-to-head) Randall D. Randy Langkraehr (head-to-head)
2004	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	161,72755.19%	Jeanne Patterson Rick Bailie Darin Rodenberg

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C001061) and Wikidata (Q1334654). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Emanuel Cleaver II: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/emanuel-cleaver-ii. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.