2008Final results
2008 election for Missouri's 2nd District
U.S. House · Missouri
W. Todd Akin (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating William C. "bill" Haas (D) by 26.9 points.
W. Todd AkinRepublican · winner
62.3%232,276
William C. "bill" HaasDemocrat
35.4%132,068
Thomas L. KnappLibertarian
2.3%8,628
372,972 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
William C. "bill" HaasW. Todd Akin
$54.9K
Raised by the campaign
$966.4K
$52.2K
Spent by the campaign
$839K
$2.6K
Cash on hand
$590K
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 30, 2008; FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008