Electoral History
| Missouri's 5th congressional district election, 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver | 161,727 | 55.19% | |
| Republican | Jeanne Patterson | 123,431 | 42.12% | |
| Libertarian | Rick Bailie | 5,827 | 1.99% | |
| Constitution | Darin Rodenberg | 2,040 | 0.70% | |
| Totals | 293,025 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Missouri's 5th congressional district election, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (inc.) | 136,149 | 64.25% | |
| Republican | Jacob Turk | 68,456 | 32.30% | |
| Libertarian | Randy Langkraehr | 7,314 | 3.45% | |
| Totals | 211,919 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Missouri's 5th congressional district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (inc.) | 197,249 | 64.37% | |
| Republican | Jacob Turk | 109,166 | 35.63% | |
| Totals | 306,415 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Missouri's 5th congressional district election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (inc.) | 102,076 | 53.32% | |
| Republican | Jacob Turk | 84,578 | 44.18% | |
| Libertarian | Randy Langkraehr | 3,077 | 1.61% | |
| Constitution | Dave Lay | 1,692 | 0.88% | |
| Totals | 191,423 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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