Missouri's 5th Congressional District election, 2022

Elections in Missouri, 2022

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Missouri's 5th Congressional District
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 29, 2022
Primary: August 2, 2022 General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Missouri
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): D+11 Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
See also
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All U.S. House districts, including the 5th Congressional District of Missouri, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for August 2, 2022. The filing deadline was March 29, 2022.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Missouri's 5th Congressional District election, 2022 (August 2 Democratic primary)
• Missouri's 5th Congressional District election, 2022 (August 2 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 5

Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver defeated Jacob Turk and Robin Dominick in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emanuel Cleaver (D)	61.0	140,688
		Jacob Turk (R)	36.4	84,008
		Robin Dominick (L)	2.5	5,859

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 230,555
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5

Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver defeated Maite Salazar in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emanuel Cleaver	85.6	60,399
	Submit photo	Maite Salazar	14.4	10,147

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,546
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5

Jacob Turk defeated Jerry Barham and Herschel L. Young in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jacob Turk	51.8	20,475
		Jerry Barham	33.5	13,246
		Herschel L. Young	14.7	5,833

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,554
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5

Robin Dominick advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robin Dominick	100.0	589

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 589
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Missouri

Election information in Missouri: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 12, 2022
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 12, 2022
• Online: Oct. 12, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 7, 2022
• By mail: Received by Oct. 26, 2022
• Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

No

What were the early voting start and end dates?

N/A to N/A

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. The section below shows responses from candidates in this race who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Jacob Turk (R)

GETTING OUR ECONOMY BACK ON TRACK- LOWERING THE HIGH PRICES OF FOOD AND GAS. The American people are hurting due to the skyrocketing food prices and the soaring cost of living. Joe Biden’s polices, which Emanuel Cleaver has voted for every unnecessary spending bill, have forced the printing of money out of thin air. This creates inflation. Any economist knows when you print more money the price of food, shelter, clothes and gas goes up and up! Yet Cleaver insists the solution is to spend even more money. Wages cannot keep up with his out-of-control spending. We have to work together to get Cleaver out before he wrecks every family’s budget in the 5th District. Another cost-of-living issue besides food, gas, and electric is property taxes.

PROTECT OUR BORDERS TO PROTECT OUR PEOPLE AND NATIONAL SECURITY Jacob Turk believes our family’s very lives are compromised with Joe Biden’s porous borders and ports. Fentanyl is the leading cause of death among our young folks, our sons and daughters we cherish. Covid, other illicit drugs, terrorism and criminals can all cross our borders as the situation stands now. It is time for our Federal government to do their job and secure our borders. 18-year incumbent Emanuel Cleaver has fought to have our borders completely open and amnesty for all using your hard-earned taxes. To protect your family let’s get Cleaver out and send Jacob Turk to fight for all of us.

STOPPING VIOLENT CRIME AND FENTANYL “Defund the Police” hurt urban communities more than any other. Violent crime and homicide rates have reached historic highs in Kansas City and across the region. Fentanyl, made in China and trafficked through our southern border is the Number One Killer of Americans 18 - 45. Areas of Kansas City are so dangerous, even pedestrian deaths are at a record high as all the much talked about “infrastructure” funding seems to end up everyplace, but where it is needed most. Cleaver and Biden are watching the body count grow and doing nothing to stop it. It is literally more dangerous to simply walk down your street, than it has ever been.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Jacob Turk (R)

I am passionate about helping people.

We have an epidemic of human sex slavery in American. It must be exposed and ended.

As a Marine I want to ensure veterans are getting all the benefits they have earned.

As a caring American it is important all Federal government programs designed to help the people of the 5th District actually go to help them. I and my staff will be a watchdog over how the money is spent in the 5th District.

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election. It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees. Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Emanuel Cleaver	Democratic Party	$1,215,785	$1,182,591	$961,058	As of December 31, 2022
Maite Salazar	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Jerry Barham	Republican Party	$114,405	$113,609	$796	As of December 31, 2022
Jacob Turk	Republican Party	$37,587	$36,844	$743	As of December 31, 2022
Herschel L. Young	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Robin Dominick	Libertarian Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Missouri's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Missouri in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Missouri, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Missouri	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified party	N/A	$300.00	3/29/2022	Source
Missouri	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	2% of total votes cast for the office in the last election, or 10,000, whichever is less	N/A	8/1/2022	Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

• District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
• Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
• Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
• State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

Missouri District 5
until January 2, 2023

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Missouri District 5
starting January 3, 2023

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Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Missouri after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district. This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Missouri
District	2022 district		Political predecessor district
	Joe Biden	Donald Trump	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Missouri's 1st	78.4%	20.0%	80.3%	18.1%
Missouri's 2nd	45.3%	53.0%	49.2%	49.2%
Missouri's 3rd	35.9%	62.2%	31.3%	66.8%
Missouri's 4th	29.3%	68.7%	31.9%	66.0%
Missouri's 5th	62.2%	35.9%	58.4%	39.6%
Missouri's 6th	30.6%	67.7%	35.0%	63.3%
Missouri's 7th	28.4%	69.8%	28.1%	70.0%
Missouri's 8th	23.6%	75.0%	21.3%	77.3%

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Missouri.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Missouri in 2022. Information below was calculated on June 21, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Fifty-nine candidates filed to run for Missouri's eight U.S. House districts, including 22 Democrats and 37 Republicans. That's 7.37 candidates per district, more than the five candidates per district in 2020 and the 4.87 in 2018. This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. Missouri was apportioned eight districts, the same number it was apportioned after the 2010 census.

The 59 candidates who filed to run this year were the most candidates running for Missouri's U.S. House seats since at least 2014, the earliest year for which we have data.

Two districts — the 4th and the 7th — were open. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R), who represented the 4th district, and Rep. Billy Long (R), who represented the 7th district, ran for the U.S. Senate. The two open seats this year were the first U.S. House seats to open up in the state since at least 2012, the earliest year for which we have data. Eleven candidates — three Democrats and eight Republicans — ran to replace Long, the most candidates who ran for a seat this year..

There were six contested Democratic primaries, the most since at least 2014, and eight contested Republican primaries, the most since 2016, when there were also eight contested Republican primaries. All six incumbents who ran for re-election faced primary challengers, the same number as in 2020 and one more than in 2018. Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in all eight districts, so no seats were guaranteed to either party this year.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+11. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 11 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Missouri's 5th the 125th most Democratic district nationally.

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Missouri's 5th based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
62.2%	35.9%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Missouri, 2020

Missouri presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 14 Democratic wins
• 17 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	D	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	D	D	D	R	R	D	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Missouri and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Missouri
	Missouri	United States
Population	5,988,927	308,745,538
Land area (sq mi)	68,746	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	82.2%	72.5%
Black/African American	11.5%	12.7%
Asian	2%	5.5%
Native American	0.4%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Other (single race)	1.2%	4.9%
Multiple	2.6%	3.3%
Hispanic/Latino	4.2%	18%
Education
High school graduation rate	89.9%	88%
College graduation rate	29.2%	32.1%
Income
Median household income	$55,461	$62,843
Persons below poverty level	13.7%	13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Missouri's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Missouri, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	2	2
Republican	2	6	8
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	8	10

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Missouri's top four state executive offices as November 2022.

State executive officials in Missouri, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Mike Parson
Lieutenant Governor	Mike Kehoe
Secretary of State	Jay Ashcroft
Attorney General	Eric Schmitt

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Missouri General Assembly as of November 2022.

Missouri State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	10
	Republican Party	24
	Vacancies	0
Total		34

Missouri House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	48
	Republican Party	107
	Vacancies	8
Total		163

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Missouri was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Missouri Party Control: 1992-2022
Eight years of Democratic trifectas  •  Ten years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

District history

2020

See also: Missouri's 5th Congressional District election, 2020

Missouri's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)

Missouri's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 5

Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver defeated Ryan Derks, Robin Dominick, Antwain Winters, and Billy Ballard in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emanuel Cleaver (D)	58.8	207,180
		Ryan Derks (R)	38.6	135,934
		Robin Dominick (L)	2.6	9,272
		Antwain Winters (G) (Write-in)	0.0	41
	Submit photo	Billy Ballard (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 352,428
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5

Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver defeated Maite Salazar in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emanuel Cleaver	85.3	75,040
	Submit photo	Maite Salazar	14.7	12,923

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 87,963
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ryan Derks	34.0	13,832
		Jerry Barham	31.7	12,880
		Clay Chastain	18.5	7,519
		Weldon Woodward	5.9	2,381
		R. H. Hess	5.4	2,207
	Submit photo	Richonda Oaks	4.6	1,872

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,691
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5

Robin Dominick advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robin Dominick	100.0	542

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 542
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2018

See also: Missouri's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 5

Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver defeated Jacob Turk, Alexander Howell, Maurice Copeland, and E.C. Fredland in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emanuel Cleaver (D)	61.7	175,019
		Jacob Turk (R)	35.6	101,069
		Alexander Howell (L)	1.7	4,725
	Submit photo	Maurice Copeland (G)	0.7	2,091
	Submit photo	E.C. Fredland (Constitution Party)	0.3	876
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	5

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 283,785
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5

Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emanuel Cleaver	100.0	87,449

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 87,449
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jenna Squires (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5

Jacob Turk defeated Kress Cambers and Richonda Oaks in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jacob Turk	75.1	35,883
		Kress Cambers	17.6	8,423
	Submit photo	Richonda Oaks	7.3	3,467

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,773
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brent Lasater (R)

Constitution primary election

Constitution primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5

E.C. Fredland advanced from the Constitution primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	E.C. Fredland	100.0	184

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 184
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Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5

Maurice Copeland advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Maurice Copeland	100.0	315

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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5

Alexander Howell defeated Cisse Spragins in the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alexander Howell	56.3	512
		Cisse Spragins	43.7	398

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 910
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2016

See also: Missouri's 5th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver (D) defeated Jacob Turk (R) and Roy Welborn (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Cleaver defeated Robert Gough in the Democratic primary, while Turk defeated Austin Rucker, Berton Knox, and Michael Burris to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 2, 2016.

U.S. House, Missouri District 5 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Emanuel Cleaver Incumbent	58.8%	190,766
	Republican	Jacob Turk	38.2%	123,771
	Libertarian	Roy Welborn	3%	9,733
Total Votes				324,270
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

U.S. House, Missouri District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Emanuel Cleaver Incumbent	88.2%	48,755
Robert Gough	11.8%	6,519
Total Votes		55,274
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

U.S. House, Missouri District 5 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jacob Turk	68%	28,096
Michael Burris	16.7%	6,898
Austin Rucker	10%	4,137
Berton Knox	5.2%	2,166
Total Votes		41,297
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

2014

See also: Missouri's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 5th Congressional District of Missouri held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver (D) defeated Jacob Turk (R) and Roy Welborn (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Missouri District 5 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Emanuel Cleaver Incumbent	51.6%	79,256
	Republican	Jacob Turk	45%	69,071
	Libertarian	Roy Welborn	3.5%	5,308
Total Votes				153,635
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

U.S. House, Missouri District 5 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jacob Turk	68.6%	24,615
Bill Lindsey	14%	5,020
Michael Burris	13.4%	4,797
Berton Knox	4%	1,453
Total Votes		35,885
Source: State of Missouri Official Results

U.S. House, Missouri District 5 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Emanuel Cleaver	82%	44,296
Mark Memoly	5.5%	2,988
Charles Lindsey	5%	2,687
Eric Holmes	4.8%	2,584
Bob Gough	2.7%	1,438
Total Votes		53,993
Source: State of Missouri Official Results

See also

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Footnotes

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Missouri's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Josh Hawley (R)

Eric Schmitt (R)

Representatives

District 1

Wesley Bell (D)

District 2

Ann Wagner (R)

District 3

Bob Onder (R)

District 4

Mark Alford (R)

District 5

Emanuel Cleaver (D)

District 6

Sam Graves (R)

District 7

Eric Burlison (R)

District 8

Jason Smith (R)

Republican Party (8)

Democratic Party (2)

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