2012Final results
2012 election for Missouri's 5th District
U.S. House · Missouri
Emanuel Cleaver (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Jacob Turk (R) by 23.6 points.
Emanuel CleaverDemocrat · winner
60.5%200,290
Jacob TurkRepublican
36.9%122,149
Randall "randy" LangkraehrLibertarian
2.6%8,497
330,942 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 2012
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.
Emanuel CleaverJacob Turk
$1.2M
Raised by the campaign
$359.5K
$1.2M
Spent by the campaign
$369.3K
$102.6K
Cash on hand
$1.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012