United States Senate election in Missouri, 2012

The 2012 United States Senate election in Missouri will be held on November 6, 2012 alongside a presidential election, other elections to the United States Senate

United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...

in other states, as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill

Claire McCaskill

Claire Conner McCaskill is the senior United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Democratic Party. She defeated Republican incumbent Jim Talent in the 2006 U.S. Senate election, by a margin of 49.6% to 47.3%. She is the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Missouri in her own...

is running for re-election to a second term.

Background

Claire McCaskill

was elected with 49.6% of the vote in 2006, defeating Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

incumbent Jim Talent

Jim Talent

James Matthes "Jim" Talent is an American politician and former senator from Missouri. He is a Republican and resided in the St. Louis area while serving in elected office. He identifies with the conservative wing of the Republican party, being particularly outspoken on judicial appointments,...

Declared

Todd Akin
Todd Akin
William Todd Akin is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party.The district includes the western St. Louis suburbs of Ballwin, Kirkwood, Chesterfield, Wildwood, Town and Country, and Des Peres located along Interstate 270 in West County and the...

, U.S. representative
John Brunner, businessman
Mark Lodes, Patented Inventor and small business owner
Sarah Steelman
Sarah Steelman
Sarah Steelman is an American politician from Missouri, serving as State Treasurer from 2005 to 2009. She did not run for re-election as State Treasurer in 2008, having run for Governor, and was succeeded in office by Democrat Clint Zweifel on January 12, 2009...

, former state treasurer and state senator

Declined

Jo Ann Emerson
Jo Ann Emerson
Jo Ann Emerson is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1996. The district consists of Southeast and South Central Missouri and includes the Bootheel, the Lead Belt and the Ozarks. Emerson is a member of the Republican Party....

, U.S. representative
Sam Graves
Sam Graves
Samuel B. Graves, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district consists of Northwest Missouri and includes the portion of Kansas City north of the Missouri River and many northern suburbs.-Early life, education and career:Graves is a...

, U.S. representative
Peter Kinder
Peter Kinder
Peter D. Kinder is an American politician from the U.S. state of Missouri. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Missouri in 2004 as Matt Blunt was elected Governor. Kinder was reelected in 2008 at the same time Jay Nixon was elected Governor. Kinder is a member of the Republican Party...

, Missouri lieutenant governor (running for governor)
Blaine Luetkemeyer
Blaine Luetkemeyer
Blaine Luetkemeyer is the U. S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district contains most of Northeastern Missouri. As a result of the 2010 Census Missouri will lose a Congressional district effective 2013...

, U.S. representative
Ed Martin
Ed Martin (Missouri politician)
Edward Martin Jr. was the 2010 Republican nominee for Missouri's 3rd congressional district. In the August 3, 2010 Republican primary, Martin received 63% of the vote; defeating 2 other candidates. After years of the being uncompetitive in Missouri's 3rd, the Republicans had a very good chance of...

, attorney (running for the House)
Tom Schweich
Tom Schweich
Thomas A. "Tom" Schweich is an American politician and lawyer who has served as Coordinator for Counternarcotics and Justice Reform in Afghanistan. While in that position, he was given the rank of Ambassador by U.S. President George W. Bush. In the 2010 election in Missouri, Schweich won the race...

, state auditor
Jim Talent
Jim Talent
James Matthes "Jim" Talent is an American politician and former senator from Missouri. He is a Republican and resided in the St. Louis area while serving in elected office. He identifies with the conservative wing of the Republican party, being particularly outspoken on judicial appointments,...

, former U.S. senator
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
Ann Wagner
Ann Wagner
Ann Wagner is an American politician who served as the United States Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg from 2005 to 2009. She was also Chair of the Missouri Republican Party for six years, from 1999 until 2005, and Co-chair of the Republican National Committee for four years.- Early life...

, former U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg
United States Ambassador to Luxembourg
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and former Missouri Republican Party
Missouri Republican Party
The Missouri Republican Party is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Missouri. The party Chairman is David Cole, an attorney from Cassville, Missouri who was elected in January 2009.-Current Republican officeholders:...

chairwoman (running for the House)

Akin's legal issue

In May, 2011 questions were raised about Akin's official address for voting and a possible felony

Felony

A felony is a serious crime in the common law countries. The term originates from English common law where felonies were originally crimes which involved the confiscation of a convicted person's land and goods; other crimes were called misdemeanors...

violation. According to the Associated Press

Associated Press

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and St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is the major city-wide newspaper in St. Louis, Missouri. Although written to serve Greater St. Louis, the Post-Dispatch is one of the largest newspapers in the Midwestern United States, and is available and read as far west as Kansas City, Missouri, as far south as...

, Akin has continued to list his family home in the Town and Country section of St. Louis, County

St. Louis County, Missouri

St. Louis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. Its county seat is Clayton. St. Louis County is part of the St. Louis Metro Area wherein the independent City of St. Louis and its suburbs in St. Louis County, as well as the surrounding counties in both Missouri and Illinois all...

as his home of record despite having moved to the suburb of Wildwood at least since 2009 and perhaps as early as 2007 when he and his wife purchased a home there.
According to the Missouri Secretary of State's office anyone knowingly giving false information to election workers is guilt of a felony violation of state election laws. As recently as April 2011, Akin signed a polling place log book attesting to his living in Town and Country. If Akin is charged with and convicted of the felony it could make him ineligible to hold office if he were to win the election.

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Todd Akin	John Brunner	Sarah Steelman	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	September 9-12, 2011	400	± 4.9%	29%	6%	40%	26%

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Claire McCaskill (D)	Todd Akin (R)	Other	Undecided
Rasmussen Reports	November 9, 2011	500	± 4.5%	47%	45%	5%	3%
Public Policy Polling	September 9-12, 2011	632	± 3.9%	45%	43%	—	12%
Public Policy Polling	April 28-May 1, 2011	555	± 3.9%	46%	45%	—	8%
Public Policy Polling	March 3-6, 2011	612	± 4.0%	45%	44%	—	11%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Claire McCaskill (D)	John Brunner (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	September 9-12, 2011	632	± 3.9%	46%	37%	—	17%
Public Policy Polling	April 28-May 1, 2011	555	± 3.9%	47%	41%	—	12%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Claire McCaskill (D)	Sarah Steelman (R)	Other	Undecided
Rasmussen Reports	November 9, 2011	500	± 4.5%	45%	47%	3%	4%
Public Policy Polling	September 9-12, 2011	632	± 3.9%	43%	42%	—	16%
Public Policy Polling	April 28-May 1, 2011	555	± 3.9%	45%	42%	—	14%
Public Policy Polling	March 3-6, 2011	612	± 4.0%	45%	42%	—	14%
Public Policy Polling	Nov. 29-December 1, 2010	515	± 4.3%	45%	44%	—	12%

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| align=center| 555
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| align=center| Nov. 29-December 1, 2010
| align=center| 515
| align=center| ± 4.3%
| align=center| 44%
| align=center| 46%
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| align=center| 10%
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| align=center| April 28-May 1, 2011
| align=center| 555
| align=center| ± 3.9%
| align=center| 46%
| align=center| 39%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 15%
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| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| March 3-6, 2011
| align=center| 612
| align=center| ± 4.0%
| align=center| 46%
| align=center| 40%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 14%
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! width=100px| Claire
McCaskill (D)
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Talent (R)
! Other
! Undecided
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| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| Nov. 29-December 1, 2010
| align=center| 515
| align=center| ± 4.3%
| align=center| 45%
| align=center| 47%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 8%
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McCaskill (D)
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Wagner (R)
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| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| March 3-6, 2011
| align=center| 612
| align=center| ± 4.0%
| align=center| 45%
| align=center| 36%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 19%
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with Luetkemeyer
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Akin
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Brunner
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Luetkemeyer
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Martin
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Steelman
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Undecided
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| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| April 28-May 1, 2011
| align=center| 400
| align=center| ± 4.9%
| align=center| 23%
| align=center| 4%
| align=center| 18%
| align=center| 6%
| align=center| 27%
| align=center| 23%
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without Luetkemeyer
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Akin
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Brunner
! width=80px| Ed
Martin
! width=80px| Sarah
Steelman
! width=80px| Other/
Undecided
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| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| April 28-May 1, 2011
| align=center| 400
| align=center| ± 4.9%
| align=center| 29%
| align=center| 6%
| align=center| 9%
| align=center| 28%
| align=center| 28%
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External links

Elections from the Missouri Secretary of State
U.S. Congress candidates for Missouri at Project Vote Smart
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Official campaign websites

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Background

Declared

Declined

Akin's legal issue

Polling

Polling

See also

External links