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Missouri's 2nd congressional district

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Missouri's 2nd congressional district
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Current Representative Todd Akin (R–Town and Country)
Distribution 91.69% urban, 8.31% rural
Population (2010) 706,622
Median income $36,314
Ethnicity 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] List of representatives

Representative Party Years District home Notes
District created March 4, 1847
John Jameson Democratic March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1849
William Van Ness Bay Democratic March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1851
Gilchrist Porter Whig March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1853
Alfred W. Lamb Democratic March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855
Gilchrist Porter Opposition March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1857
Thomas L. Anderson Know Nothing March 4, 1857 - March 3, 1859
Independent Democrat March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1861
James S. Rollins Constitutional Union March 4, 1861 - March 3, 1863 Redistricted to the 9th district
Henry T. Blow Unconditional Unionist March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1865
Republican March 4, 1865 - March 3, 1867
Carman A. Newcomb Republican March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1869
Gustavus A. Finkelnburg Republican March 4, 1869 - March 3, 1871
Liberal Republican March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1873
Erastus Wells Democratic March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1877 Redistricted from the 1st district
Nathan Cole Republican March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1879
Erastus Wells Democratic March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1881
Thomas Allen Democratic March 4, 1881 - April 8, 1882 Died
Vacant April 8, 1882 - December 15, 1882
James H. McLean Republican December 15, 1882 - March 3, 1883
Armstead M. Alexander Democratic March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885
John B. Hale Democratic March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1887
Charles H. Mansur Democratic March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1893
Uriel S. Hall Democratic March 4, 1893 - March 3, 1897
Robert N. Bodine Democratic March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1899
William W. Rucker Democratic March 4, 1899 - March 3, 1923
Ralph F. Lozier Democratic March 4, 1923 - March 3, 1933 Redistricted to the At-large district
March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1935 District inactive, all representatives elected At-large on a general ticket
William L. Nelson Democratic January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1943
Max Schwabe Republican January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1949
Morgan M. Moulder Democratic January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1953 Redistricted to the 11th district
Thomas B. Curtis Republican January 3, 1953 - January 3, 1969 Redistricted from the 12th district
James W. Symington Democratic January 3, 1969 - January 3, 1977
Robert A. Young Democratic January 3, 1977 - January 3, 1987
Jack Buechner Republican January 3, 1987 - January 3, 1991
Joan Kelly Horn Democratic January 3, 1991 - January 3, 1993
Jim Talent Republican January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2001
Todd Akin Republican January 3, 2001–Present

Contents

[edit] Election results

1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008

[edit] 1998

United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 1998[1]
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%%
Majority
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] 2000

United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2000[2]
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]
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]
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]
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

[edit] 2008

United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2008[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Todd Akin (Incumbent) 232,276 62.3% + 1.0
Democratic William C. (Bill) Haas 132,068 35.4% - 1.2
Libertarian Thomas L. Knapp 8,628 2.3% + 0.2
Total votes 372,972 100%%
Majority
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

[edit] References

  1. ^ 1998 Election Resultsī
  2. ^ 2000 Election Results
  3. ^ 2002 Election Resultsī
  4. ^ 2004 Election Results
  5. ^ 2006 Election Results
  6. ^ 2008 Election Results
All districts: Territory At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
The At-large and 10th-16th districts are obsolete
See also: Missouri's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps

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