Missouri's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012
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The 5th Congressional District of Missouri held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.
Emanuel Cleaver was re-elected on November 6, 2012.[1] The primary elections were held on August 7, 2012.
Heading into the election the incumbent was Emanuel Cleaver (D), who was first elected to the House in 2004.
This was the first election that used new district maps based on 2010 Census data. Missouri's 5th Congressional District was located in the western portion of the state and included Saline, Lafayette, Ray, and Jackson counties.[2]
Candidates
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General election candidates
August 7, 2012, primary results
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Election results
General Election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Emanuel Cleaver Incumbent |
60.5% | 200,290 | |
| Republican | Jacob Turk | 36.9% | 122,149 | |
| Libertarian | Randy Langkraehr | 2.6% | 8,497 | |
| Write-in | Andrew Feagle | 0% | 6 | |
| Total Votes | 330,942 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
The primary took place on August 7th, 2012.[6]
Republican Primary
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Jacob Turk |
58.9% | 24,814 |
| Jerry Nolte | 25.5% | 10,734 |
| Jason Greene | 12% | 5,067 |
| Ron Paul Shawd | 3.7% | 1,542 |
| Total Votes | 42,157 | |
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.
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 5th District became less Democratic because of redistricting.[7]
- 2012: 59D / 41R
- 2010: 61D / 39R
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 5th Congressional District had a PVI of D+9, which was the 106th most Democratic district in the country. In 2008, this district was won by Barack Obama (D), 63-37 percent over John McCain (R). In 2004, John Kerry (D) won the district 59-41 percent over George W. Bush (R).[8]
District history
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2010
On November 2, 2010, Emanuel Cleaver was re-elected to the United States House for a sixth term. He defeated Jacob Turk (R), Randall D. ‘‘Randy Langkraehr (Libertarian), and Dave Lay (Constitution).[9]
| United States House, Missouri General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver, II Incumbent |
53.3% | 102,076 | |
| Republican | Jacob Turk | 44.2% | 84,578 | |
| Libertarian | Randall D. ‘‘Randy Langkraehr | 1.6% | 3,077 | |
| Constitution | Dave Lay | 0.9% | 1,692 | |
| Total Votes | 191,423 | |||
Campaign donors
Emanuel Cleaver
| Emanuel Cleaver (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[10] | March 31, 2012 | $339,986.43 | $165,544.20 | $(64,822.14) | $440,708.49 | ||||
| July Quarterly[11] | June 30, 2012 | $440,708.49 | $191,845.11 | $(72,579.36) | $559,974.24 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $357,389.31 | $(137,401.5) | ||||||||
Jacob Turk
| Jacob Turk (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[12] | March 31, 2012 | $95,711.88 | $38,320.99 | $(42,645.02) | $91,387.85 | ||||
| July Quarterly[13] | June 30, 2012 | $91,387.85 | $44,441.54 | $(67,054.7) | $68,774.69 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $82,762.53 | $(109,699.72) | ||||||||
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 Redistricting Map, "Map" accessed August 29, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Missouri Secretary of State "Candidate Filing List" March 29, 2012
- ↑ Fox 4 Kansas City "Jason Greene Announces Candidacy for Missouri’s 5th Congressional Seat," accessed January 16, 2012
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ "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, "Emanuel Cleaver April Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Emanuel Cleaver July Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jacob Turk April Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jacob Turk July Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2012
