W. Todd Akin
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- July 5, 1947
- Died
- October 3, 2021
- Age at death
- 74
- Home state
- Missouri
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 2000–2012
6-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Akin2.2M
Opponents2.3M
7
Elections run
Between 2000 and 2012, W. Todd Akin ran in 7 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 6 and losing 1. Akin's biggest single-election total was 1,066,159 votes, in the 2012 U.S. Senate election in Missouri. Akin's closest win came in the 2000 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 2, decided by 38,485 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Missouri, every U.S. House race in Missouri's District 2, or all 2012 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has W. Todd Akin received?
W. Todd Akin has received 2,216,076 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | U.S. SenateMissouri | Lost | 1,066,15939.11% | Claire McCaskill Jonathan Dine |
| 2010 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 180,48167.94% | Arthur Lieber Steve Mosbacher |
| 2008 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 232,27662.28% | William C. Bill Haas Thomas L. Knapp |
| 2006 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 176,45261.35% | George D. Weber (head-to-head) Tamara A. Millay |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 228,72565.37% | George D. Weber (head-to-head) Darla R. Maloney (head-to-head) David Leefe |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 167,05767.14% | John Hogan Darla R. Maloney (head-to-head) |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 164,92655.33% | Ted House Mike Odell James Higgins Richard J. Gimpelson |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000358) and Wikidata (Q772086). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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