Missouri's 2nd congressional district
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| Missouri's 2nd congressional district | |
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| Population (2000) | 621,690 |
| Median income | $36,314 |
| Ethnic composition | 94.2% White, 2.2% Black, 2.0% Asian, 1.4% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% other |
| Cook PVI | R+9 |
Missouri's second congressional district is in the eastern portion of the state, primarily consisting of the suburbs north and west of St. Louis.
Its current representative is Republican Todd Akin of Town and Country.
[edit] Election Results
[edit] 1998
| United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 1998[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | James M. Talent (Incumbent) | 142,313 | 70.0% | ||
| Democratic | John Ross | 57,565 | 28.3% | ||
| Libertarian | Brian K. Lundy | 3,331 | 1.6% | ||
| Independent | William Warner | 50 | .0% | ||
| Total votes | 203,259 | 100% | |||
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| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2000
| United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2000[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Todd Akin | 164,926 | 55.3% | ||
| Democratic | Ted House | 126,441 | 42.4% | ||
| Green | Mike Odell | 2,907 | 1.0% | ||
| Libertarian | James Higgins | 2,524 | 0.8% | ||
| Reform | Richard J. Gimpelson | 1,265 | 0.4% | ||
| Total votes | 298,062 | 100% | |||
| Majority | 31,790 | 10.7% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2002
| United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2002[3] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Todd Akin (Incumbent) | 167,057 | 67.1% | + 11.8 | |
| Democratic | John Hogan | 77,223 | 31.0% | - 11.4 | |
| Libertarian | Daria R. Maloney | 4,548 | 1.8% | + 1.0 | |
| Total votes | 248,828 | 100% | |||
| Majority | 85,286 | 34.3% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2004
| United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2004[4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Todd Akin (Incumbent) | 228,725 | 65.4% | - 1.7 | |
| Democratic | George D. Weber | 115,366 | 33.0% | + 2.0 | |
| Libertarian | Daria R. Maloney | 4,822 | 1.4% | - 0.4 | |
| Constitution | David Leefe | 954 | 0.3% | ||
| Total votes | 349,867 | 100% | |||
| Majority | 107,583 | 30.7% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2006
| United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2006[5] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Todd Akin (Incumbent) | 176,452 | 61.3% | - 4.1 | |
| Democratic | George D. Weber | 105,242 | 36.6% | + 3.6 | |
| Libertarian | Tamara A. Millay | 5,923 | 2.1% | + 0.7 | |
| Total votes | 287,617 | 100% | |||
| Majority | 65,287 | 22.6% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
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