2012 Senate elections · Missouri history
Missouri U.S. Senate election 2012
Claire McCaskill DEM +15.7 · Class I seat · held 11/6/12
- Votes counted
- 2,725,793
- Margin
- 15.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in MO
- R+9.4same year
General election 11/6/12
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire McCaskill Won | DEM | 1,494,125 | 54.81% | |
| Todd Akin | REP | 1,066,159 | 39.11% | |
| Jonathan Dine | LIB | 165,468 | 6.07% | |
| Ted Kimzey | W | 15 | 0.00% | |
| Bernard J. Duraski | W | 9 | 0.00% | |
| William Dean | W | 6 | 0.00% | |
| Bernard Mowinski | W | 5 | 0.00% | |
| Charlie L. Bailey | W | 4 | 0.00% | |
| Arnie C. Dienoff | W | 2 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 2,725,793 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Missouri Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Josh Hawley | 13.7 |
| 2022 | Class III | Eric Schmitt | 13.3 |
| 2018 | Class I | Josh Hawley | 5.8 |
| 2016 | Class III | Roy Blunt | 2.8 |
| 2012 | Class I | Claire McCaskill | 15.7 |
| 2010 | Class III | Roy Blunt | 13.6 |
| 2006 | Class I | Claire McCaskill | 2.3 |
| 2004 | Class III | Christopher S. Bond | 13.3 |
| 2002 special | Class I | Jim Talent | 1.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Mel Carnahan | 2.1 |
| 1998 | Class III | Christopher S. Bond | 8.9 |
| 1994 | Class I | John Ashcroft | 24.0 |
Full Missouri Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2012 Missouri Senate race?
Claire McCaskill (DEM) won with 54.8% of the vote, ahead of Todd Akin (39.1%), a margin of 15.7 points.
Did the Missouri Senate seat change party in 2012?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2012 Missouri Senate race?
2,725,793 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.