2010Final results
2010 election for Missouri's 2nd District
U.S. House · Missouri
W. Todd Akin (R) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Arthur Lieber (D) by 38.8 points.
W. Todd AkinRepublican · winner
67.9%180,481
Arthur LieberDemocrat
29.2%77,467
Steve MosbacherLibertarian
2.9%7,677
265,632 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 2010
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.
Arthur LieberW. Todd Akin
$50.5K
Raised by the campaign
$767.8K
$49.2K
Spent by the campaign
$825.7K
$1.3K
Cash on hand
$532.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010