2012Final results
2012 election for Missouri's 6th District
U.S. House · Missouri
Sam Graves (R) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Kyle Yarber (D) by 32.5 points.
Sam GravesRepublican · winner
65.0%216,906
Kyle YarberDemocrat
32.5%108,503
Russ Lee MonchilLibertarian
2.5%8,279
333,688 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.
Kyle YarberSam Graves
$65K
Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
$65K
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
$0
Cash on hand
$255.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 6, 2012; FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012