Emanuel Cleaver

Democrat. Trump won Missouri in 2024. Not flagged for 2032 redistricting risk.

Age on Election Day 2028: 84; Born October 26, 1944.
Lean: D+12; Solidly Democratic. Cook PVI, 2026 lines.
In the House since: 2005; Served since January 4, 2005.
Cash on hand: $883K; $882,948. Reporting period ended October 14, 2026

The 2026 race

November 3, 2026: Re-elected

Over Rick Brattin (R). Called by NBC News on November 4, 2026.

Primary: Unopposed

The only name on the ballot, Aug. 4.

Also on the November ballot: Randall (Randy) Langkraehr (Libertarian).

Endorsements, 2026

Endorsed: Hakeem Jeffries.

None on record: Justice Democrats, Working Families Party, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Democratic Socialists of America.

What a race here costs

TV: Kansas City, 1.03 million homes. The district is 29.6% of the market.

2026 primary: $1.1M spent, $19.42 a vote

2024 general: $517K spent, $1.56 a vote

In the House, 119th Congress

Ranking Member of the Financial Services subcommittee on Housing and Insurance

Committees: Financial Services

General-election outcomes

2024 vote share: 60.22%
Victory margin: +23.78 pts
Harris, 2024: 60.72% · +23.12 pts

Margin 0.67 points above Harris. Vote share 0.50 points below.

2024 election districts. Valid votes; margin over the runner-up. Runner-up: Sean E. Smith. Returns · Harris baseline · Method. Reviewed November 5, 2026.

Money, past cycles

Money raised, the share from individual donors, and cash on hand, by past cycle
Cycle	Raised	From individuals	Cash at year end
2020	$1.4M	26%	$928K
2022	$1.2M	23%	$961K
2024	$1.4M	33%	$890K

Scorecards and grades

Heritage Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 5
Club for Growth (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 5
Turning Point Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 21
GOP Platform (2025) (opens in a new tab): 5
Conservative average, out of 100: 8.9
Progressive average, out of 100: 95.2 (LCV 91, Progressive Punch 95, Stop Corruption Now 100)
IAP Action score, immigration: -114, rank 305 of 431
Gun Owners of America grade, 2024: F

Read October 31, 2026 from the member’s page on heritageaction.com, clubforgrowth.org, tpaction.com, gopscorecard.limitedgov.org.