Missouri's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012
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The 2nd Congressional District of Missouri held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.
Ann Wagner was elected on November 6, 2012.[1]
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Primary: Missouri has an open primary system, meaning any registered voter can vote in any party's primary.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by July 11. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 10.[2]
- See also: Missouri elections, 2012
Incumbent: District 2 was an open seat heading into the November election, as incumbent Todd Akin (R), who was first elected to the House in 2000, ran for a seat in the U.S. Senate.[3]
This was the first election which used new district maps based on 2010 Census data. Missouri's 2nd Congressional District was located in the eastern portion of the state and included St. Louis, Franklin, Warren, Jefferson, and St. Charles counties.[4]
Politico listed the 2nd District race as one of the top five primaries in the list 5 primaries to watch in 2012.[5]
Candidates
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General election candidates
August 7, 2012, primary results
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Note: Candidates Harold Whitfield and Glenn Koenen were separated by a small percentage of votes, with the race too close to call.[7] On August 9, 2012 Whitfield announced that he would request a recount, as the race was separated by less than 1 percent of the votes.[8] On September 13, 2012 the recount was completed and Koenen was declared the winner.[9] |
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Election results
General Election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Glenn Koenen | 37.1% | 146,272 | |
| Republican |  Ann Wagner |
60.1% | 236,971 | |
| Libertarian | Bill Slantz | 2.3% | 9,193 | |
| Constitution | Anatol Zorikova | 0.5% | 2,012 | |
| Total Votes | 394,448 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
The primary took place on August 7.[12]
Democratic Primary
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Glenn Koenen |
28.4% | 7,893 |
| Harold Whitfield | 28.2% | 7,844 |
| George (Boots) Weber | 27.1% | 7,545 |
| Marshall Works | 16.3% | 4,531 |
| Total Votes | 27,813 | |
Republican Primary
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Ann Wagner |
65.8% | 53,583 |
| Randy Jotte | 22.9% | 18,644 |
| John Morris | 7.4% | 6,041 |
| James O. Baker | 3.9% | 3,185 |
| Total Votes | 81,453 | |
Impact of redistricting
- See also: Redistricting in Missouri
Missouri lost a congressional seat following the results of the 2010 Census, bringing its number of representatives down to eight. The redistricting increased the population represented by the 2nd District.
District partisanship
FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012 study
- See also: FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012
In 2012, FairVote did a study on partisanship in the congressional districts, giving each a percentage ranking (D/R) based on the new 2012 maps and comparing that to the old 2010 maps. Missouri's 2nd District became less Republican because of redistricting.[13]
- 2012: 43D / 57R
- 2010: 41D / 59R
Cook Political Report's PVI
In 2012, Cook Political Report released its updated figures on the Partisan Voter Index, which measures each congressional district's partisanship relative to the rest of the country. Missouri's 2nd Congressional District had a PVI of R+7, which was the 151st most Republican district in the country. In 2008, this district was won by John McCain (R), 53-47 percent over Barack Obama (D). In 2004, George W. Bush (R) won the district 58-42 percent over John Kerry (D).[14]
District history
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2010
On November 2, 2010, Todd Akin was re-elected to the United States House for a sixth term. He defeated Arthur Lieber (D), Steve Mosbacher (Libertarian), and Patrick M. Cannon (Write-in).[15]
| United States House, Missouri General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Todd Akin Incumbent |
67.9% | 180,481 | |
| Democratic | Arthur Lieber | 29.2% | 77,467 | |
| Libertarian | Steve Mosbacher | 2.9% | 7,677 | |
| Write-in | Patrick M. Cannon | 0% | 7 | |
| Total Votes | 265,632 | |||
Campaign donors
Ann Wagner
| Ann Wagner (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[16] | March 31, 2012 | $1,011,581.08 | $280,424.12 | $(220,917.56) | $1,071,087.64 | ||||
| July Quarterly[17] | June 30, 2012 | $1,071,087.64 | $265,466.00 | $(595,047.75) | $741,505.89 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[18] | July 26 | $741,505.89 | $31,440.00 | $(247,879.08) | $525,066.81 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $577,330.12 | $(1,063,844.39) | ||||||||
Glen Koenen
| Glen Koenen Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| July Quarterly[19] | July 15 | $0.00 | $4,670.00 | $(4,084.50) | $585.50 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[20] | July 27 | $585.50 | $5,150.00 | $(2,016.35) | $3,719.15 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $9,820 | $(6,100.85) | ||||||||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
- United States Senate elections in Missouri, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ ABC News, "2012 General Election Results," accessed November 6, 2012
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2012 Elections Calendar," accessed July 25, 2012
- ↑ Washington Post, "Todd Akin running for Senate," accessed December 10, 2011
- ↑ Missouri Redistricting Map, "Map" accessed August 29, 2012
- ↑ Politico, "5 primaries to watch" accessed April 18, 2012
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 Missouri Secretary of State "Candidate Filing List" March 28, 2012
- ↑ AP Results "U.S. House Race in Missouri Election Results" accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ Kansas City Star "Five Missouri primary races appear eligible for recount" accessed August 15, 2012
- ↑ KSDK "Glenn Koenen wins Democratic primary for Todd Akin's seat" accessed October 4, 2012
- ↑ The Hill "Missouri Republican Wagner formally launches 2012 House bid," accessed December 10, 2011
- ↑ AP Results "U.S. House in Missouri Results" accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "August 2012 Primary Election," accessed September 5, 2012
- ↑ "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in Missouri," September 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" accessed October 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Ann Wagner April Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Ann Wagner July Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Ann Wagner Pre-Primary" accessed October 9, 2012"
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Glen Koenen July Quarterly" accessed October 9, 2012"
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Glen Koenen Pre-Primary" accessed October 9, 2012"
