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U.S. House · Missouri's 5th District

Kansas City and eastern Jackson County, including the urban core of Kansas City and Independence.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Emanuel Cleaver, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Emanuel Cleaver II179,25669.5%
Rick Brattin72,57228.1%
Randall Langkraehr6,1282.4%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver ran unopposed in the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary. Rick Brattin won a six-candidate Republican primary over Micah Beebe, Taylor Burks, Brett Hueffmeier, Berton A. Knox and Brad Patty. Randy Langkraehr advanced unopposed in the Libertarian primary.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 3 candidates

Emanuel CleaverDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2005)Full profile →Rick BrattinRFull profile →Randy LangkraehrLIBFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Emanuel Cleaver
    Recorded votes[41][42][43]

    Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15). Voted no on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, 2017-10-03), which would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks.

  • Rick Brattin
    Opposes[9]

    Campaign website says he voted to extend Missouri's abortion waiting period to 72 hours and backed a bill requiring parental notice before a minor's abortion; says he'll fight to defund Planned Parenthood in Congress.

  • Randy Langkraehr
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Emanuel Cleaver
    Recorded votes[36][37][38][39]

    Voted yes on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted yes on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted yes on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs. Voted no on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Rick Brattin
    Recorded votes[6]

    Voted yes on HCS for HBs 85 & 310, the Second Amendment Preservation Act, declaring certain federal firearms laws and regulations unenforceable within Missouri.

  • Randy Langkraehr
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Emanuel Cleaver
    Recorded votes[19][20][21][22][23][24][25]

    Voted no on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Rick Brattin
    Supports[9]

    Campaign website says he sponsored state legislation penalizing companies that hire undocumented workers and fought to ban sanctuary cities; says he'll back fully funding ICE and deporting people in the country illegally with criminal records.

  • Randy Langkraehr
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Emanuel Cleaver
    Recorded votes[20][21][22][32][31]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03; 2017-12-20), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted yes on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Rick Brattin
    —
  • Randy Langkraehr
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Emanuel Cleaver
    Recorded votes[20][21][22][27][28][29]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies. Voted yes on Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590, 2010-03-21). Voted no on American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628, 2017-05-04), which would have capped federal Medicaid funding and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.

  • Rick Brattin
    —
  • Randy Langkraehr
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Emanuel Cleaver
    Recorded votes[20][21][22][30][31]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Rick Brattin
    —
  • Randy Langkraehr
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Emanuel Cleaver
    Recorded votes[40]

    Voted yes on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Rick Brattin
    —
  • Randy Langkraehr
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Emanuel Cleaver
    Recorded votes[35]

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Rick Brattin
    —
  • Randy Langkraehr
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Emanuel Cleaver
    Recorded votes[30]

    Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Rick Brattin
    —
  • Randy Langkraehr
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Emanuel Cleaver
    Recorded votes[26]

    Voted no on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Rick Brattin
    —
  • Randy Langkraehr
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Emanuel Cleaver
    Recorded votes[33][34]

    Voted yes on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted yes on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Rick Brattin
    —
  • Randy Langkraehr
    —

Research notes & limits

Basic-tier research from Ballotpedia and campaign-website material. Key floor votes and FEC finance totals for Cleaver are added separately by script. Biography gaps: Randy Langkraehr has no campaign website and has not completed Ballotpedia's 2026 survey, so his biography relies on Ballotpedia and KCUR.

Sources · 55

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

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  6. 6.Missouri Senate Journal, 67th Day, May 13, 2021 — roll call on HCS for HBs 85 & 310 (Second Amendment Preservation Act) · Missouri Senate · 2021-05-13 Official record
  7. 7.Missouri Senate Journal, 40th Day, March 23, 2023 — roll call on SS No. 2 for SCS for SBs 49, 236 & 164 (restricting gender transition procedures for minors) · Missouri Senate · 2023-03-23 Official record
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