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Missouri · U.S. House

Missouri 5th District

Emanuel Cleaver wins. Called.

99% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Emanuel Cleaver D won 179,256 69.5%
Rick Brattin R 72,572 28.1%
Randy Langkraehr L 6,128 2.4%
Total257,956

201 of 201 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 6:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Jackson County 109,426 D +22.1 — — 100%
Kansas City 97,679 D +72.0 — — 100%
Clay 50,851 D +28.4 D +7.0 D +21.4 100%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+20,775 votes257,956D +42.4
+38,389 votes237,181D +45.4
+15,791 votes198,792D +38.9
+14,228 votes183,001D +40.1
+9,907 votes168,773D +42.2
+14,393 votes158,866D +43.5
+137 votes144,473D +44.6
+8,068 votes144,336D +44.6
+59,290 votes136,268D +46.6
+20,056 votes76,978D +30.5
+8,877 votes56,922D +34.2
+5,273 votes48,045D +39.2