Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Review Articles: Missouri Congressional Seats
December 6, 2012
By Ballotpedia's Congressional team
MADISON, Wisconsin: Missouri had eight U.S. House seats and one U.S. Senate seat on the ballot in 2012. Missouri lost a seat during redistricting. All eight house incumbents sought re-election and all were victorious on November 6, 2012. Claire McCaskill won election to the Senate, defeating Todd Akin, A U.S. Representative that ran for Senate instead of re-election to the House. This was one of the most watched races in the nation, following Akin’s controversial remarks about abortion and rape.
Here are the candidates who won election from Missouri.
| District | General Election Candidates | Incumbent | 2012 Winner | Partisan Switch? |
| 1st |  Lacy Clay Robyn Hamlin Robb E. Cunningham |
William Lacy Clay | Lacy Clay |
No |
| 2nd | Glenn Koenen Ann Wagner Bill Slantz Anatol Zorikova |
W. Todd Akin | Ann Wagner |
No |
| 3rd | Eric C. Mayer Blaine Luetkemeyer Steven Wilson |
Russ Carnahan | Blaine Luetkemeyer |
Yes |
| 4th | Teresa Hensley Vicky Hartzler Thomas Holbrook Greg Cowan |
Vicky Hartzler | Vicky Hartzler |
No |
| 5th | Emanuel Cleaver Jacob Turk Randy Langkraehr |
Emanuel Cleaver | Emanuel Cleaver |
No |
| 6th | Kyle Yarber Sam Graves Russ Lee Monchil |
Sam Graves | Sam Graves |
No |
| 7th | Jim EvansBilly Long Kevin Craig |
Billy Long | Billy Long |
No |
| 8th | Jack Rushin Jo Ann Emerson Rick Vandeven |
Jo Ann Emerson | Jo Ann Emerson |
No |
| 9th | District Removed in Redistricting | Blaine Luetkemeyer | N/A | N/A |
| Members of the U.S. House from Missouri -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 3 | 2 | |
| Republican Party | 6 | 6 | |
| Total | 9 | 8 | |
National picture
Both chambers of the United States Congress remain split after the November 6, 2012 election. Democrats increased their majority in the U.S. Senate while cutting into the Republicans majority in the U.S. House. Of the 435 candidates who won election to the U.S. House, 85 of them were challengers, which represents 19.5 percent of U.S. House members. Of those 85, 50 are Democratic and 35 are Republican. A total of 27 incumbents were defeated -- 10 Democratic and 17 Republican.
| 2012 United States House General Election Results | |||||
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| Party | Total Winners | Incumbent Winners | Defeated Incumbents | Incumbent Re-Election Rate** | Non-Incumbent Winners |
| Democratic | 201 | 151 | 10 | 93.8% | 50 |
| Republican | 234 | 198 | 17 | 92.1% | 35 |
| TOTALS | 435 | 349 | 27 | 92.8% | 85 |
| **Note: The incumbent re-election rate is calculated by dividing the total incumbents winners by the total incumbents who appeared on the general election ballot. | |||||
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See also
- Ballotpedia:2012 general election preview articles
- November 6, 2012 election results
- Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Missouri State Legislature
- Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Missouri Congressional Seats
- Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Missouri State Executive Officials
- United States Congressional election results, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2012
- United States Senate elections in Missouri, 2012
- Missouri's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012
- Missouri's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012
- Missouri's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012
- Missouri's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Missouri's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Missouri's 6th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Missouri's 7th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Missouri's 8th Congressional District elections, 2012
- National contested primary average during the 2012 U.S. congressional elections
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