<page_title> 2012 United States Senate elections </page_title> <section_title> Missouri </section_title> <table> <cell> Claire McCaskill (Incumbent) <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> Todd Akin <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 420,985 <col_header> Votes </col_header> <row_header> Margin of victory </row_header> </cell> <cell> 15.51% <col_header> % </col_header> <row_header> Margin of victory </row_header> </cell> </table>
McCaskill defeated Akin by a 15.5% margin of victory and a vote margin of 420,985.