Emanuel Cleaver

In the 2024 House race for MO-5, Emanuel Cleaver II (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Sean E. Smith (R) who received 36.4%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Emanuel Cleaver II's 23.8-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Emanuel Cleaver II benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2024 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

In the 2022 House race for MO-5, Emanuel Cleaver II (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Jacob Turk (R) who received 36.4%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Emanuel Cleaver II's 24.6-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Emanuel Cleaver II benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Emanuel Cleaver II won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Democrat Biden was in office).

In the 2020 House race for MO-5, Emanuel Cleaver II (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Ryan Derks (R) who received 38.6%. 4 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Emanuel Cleaver II's 20.2-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2020 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

In the 2016 House race for MO-05, Emanuel Cleaver (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Jacob Turk (R) who received 38.2%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Emanuel Cleaver's 20.7-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Emanuel Cleaver benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2016 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

In the 2014 House race for MO-05, Emanuel Cleaver (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Jacob Turk (R) who received 45.0%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Emanuel Cleaver's 6.6-point lead over the runner-up showed solid but not overwhelming support.

As the incumbent, Emanuel Cleaver benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Emanuel Cleaver won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Democrat Obama was in office).

In the 2012 House race for MO-05, Emanuel Cleaver (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Jacob Turk (R) who received 36.9%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Emanuel Cleaver's 23.6-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2012 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.