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      Home/Elections/1996/US House/Missouri/MO-02
      1996·US House·Missouri·District profile →

      Missouri District 2 US House

      Winner
      REP
      James M Talent
      61.3%165,999 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Joan Kelly Horn
      37.1%100,372 votes
      Margin
      R+24.2
      270,726 total votes
      4 candidates270,726 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      James M TalentREP✓
      		REP165,99961.3%
      Joan Kelly HornDEM
      		DEM100,37237.1%
      Anton Charles SteverLIB
      		LIB2,7371.0%
      Judith ClesslerOTH
      		OTH1,6180.6%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+7.9
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+0.2
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202445.2%53.1%R+7.9434,254
      202045.3%53.0%R+7.8438,960
      201639.3%55.8%R+16.5403,950
      201240.3%59.7%R+19.4382,205
      200845.3%53.6%R+8.3408,063

      Seat History

      US House in Missouri

      2024
      Ann WagnerREP
      R+12.0
      2022
      Ann WagnerREP
      R+11.8
      Redistricted
      2020
      Ann WagnerREP
      R+6.4
      2018
      Ann WagnerREP
      R+4.0
      2016
      Ann WagnerREP
      R+20.9
      2014
      Ann WagnerREP
      R+31.5
      2012
      Ann WagnerREP
      R+23.0
      Redistricted
      2010
      W Todd AkinREP
      R+38.8
      2008
      W Todd AkinREP
      R+26.9
      2006
      W Todd AkinREP
      R+24.8
      2004
      W Todd AkinREP
      R+32.4
      2002
      W Todd AkinREP
      R+36.1
      Redistricted
      2000
      Todd AkinREP
      R+12.9
      1998
      James M TalentREP
      R+41.7
      View all US House history for Missouri →

      Candidates

      Joan Kelly HornDEM
      Record1W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1990-1996
      US House
      Full profile →
      James M TalentREP
      Record8W-1L
      Avg MarginR+70.9
      Career1984-2000
      Governor / US House / State House
      Full profile →
      Anton Charles SteverLIB
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1996-1996
      US House
      Full profile →
      Judith ClesslerOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1996-1996
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Missouri, 1996

      President1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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