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2018 Missouri Senate election

The 2018 Missouri Senate elections were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the seventeen Missouri Senators to the Missouri Senate. Half of the Senate's thirty-four seats are up for election every two years, with each Senator serving four-year terms. The next time that these seats were up was in the 2022 Missouri Senate election.

Missouri Senate elections, 2018
← 2016 November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06) 2020 →
17 of Missouri's 34 Senate seats in the Missouri Senate.
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Ron Richard
(retired) 		Gina Walsh
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since September 15, 2015 July 7, 2016
Leader's seat 32nd district 13th district
Last election 24 10
Seats won 24 10
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 710,940 494,965
Percentage 58.59% 40.79%
Results:
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election
President pro tempore before election

Ron Richard
Republican

Elected President pro tempore

Dave Schatz
Republican

Results summary

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Statewide

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Party Candi-
dates		 Votes Seats
No. % No. +/– %
Republican Party 16 710,940 58.59% 14   82.35%
Democratic Party 17 494,965 40.79% 3   17.65%
Libertarian Party 3 5,279 0.44% 0   0.00%
Green Party 1 2,114 0.17% 0   0.00%
Write-Ins 1 28 0.00% 0   0.00%
Total 38 1,213,326 100.00% 17   100.00%

District

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Results of the 2018 Missouri State Senate elections by district:[1]

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 2 52,145 59.69% 35,219 40.31% - - 87,364 100.00% Republican Hold
District 4 16,773 22.96% 56,289 77.04% - - 73,062 100.00% Democratic Hold
District 6 52,861 73.22% 17,783 24.63% 1,548 2.15% 72,192 100.00% Republican Hold
District 8 41,094 54.69% 34,052 45.31% - - 75,146 100.00% Republican Hold
District 10 48,277 70.31% 20,384 29.69% - - 68,661 100.00% Republican Hold
District 12 49,947 72.50% 18,950 27.50% - - 68,897 100.00% Republican Hold
District 14 - - 51,815 100.00% - - 51,815 100.00% Democratic Hold
District 16 41,985 70.18% 17,839 29.82% - - 59,824 100.00% Republican Hold
District 18 46,225 70.30% 19,528 29.70% - - 65,753 100.00% Republican Hold
District 20 62,247 73.88% 22,006 26.12% - - 84,253 100.00% Republican Hold
District 22 40,553 58.33% 26,896 38.68% 2,077 2.99% 69,526 100.00% Republican Hold
District 24 30,494 37.15% 49,910 60.80% 1,682 2.05% 82,086 100.00% Democratic Hold
District 26 53,143 64.02% 29,866 35.98% - - 83,009 100.00% Republican Hold
District 28 53,659 79.18% 14,113 20.82% - - 67,772 100.00% Republican Hold
District 30 34,506 53.35% 30,175 46.65% - - 64,681 100.00% Republican Hold
District 32 48,383 73.73% 15,125 23.05% 2,114 3.22% 65,622 100.00% Republican Hold
District 34 38,648 52.47% 35,015 47.53% - - 73,663 100.00% Republican Hold
Total 710,940 58.59% 494,965 40.79% 7,421 0.61% 1,213,326 100.00%

Close races

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Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 8, 9.38%
  2. District 30, 6.7%
  3. District 34, 4.94%

District 2

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patrice Billings 16,711 100.0%
Total votes 16,711 100.0%

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Onder (incumbent) 21,847 100.0%
Total votes 21,847 100.0%

General election

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Results

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Missouri's 2nd State Senate District, 2018[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Onder (incumbent) 52,145 59.69%
Democratic Patrice Billings 35,219 40.31%
Margin of victory 16,926 19.38%
Total votes 87,364 100.0%
Republican hold

District 4

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karla May 20,303 57.20%
Democratic Jacob Hummel (incumbent) 15,189 42.80%
Margin of victory 5,114 14.40%
Total votes 35,492 100.0%

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert J. Crump 4,743 100.0%
Total votes 4,743 100.0%

General election

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Results

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Missouri's 4th State Senate District, 2018[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karla May 56,289 77.04%
Republican Robert J. Crump 16,773 22.96%
Margin of victory 39,516 54.08%
Total votes 73,062 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 6

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nicole Thompson 4,746 55.84%
Democratic Bryan Struebig 1,938 22.80%
Democratic Mollie Kristen Freebairn 1,815 21.36%
Margin of victory 2,808 33.04%
Total votes 8,499 100.0%

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Bernskoetter 27,708 100.0%
Total votes 27,708 100.0%

Libertarian primary

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Primary results

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Libertarian Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Steve Wilson 104 100.0%
Total votes 104 100.0%

General election

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Results

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Missouri's 6th State Senate District, 2018[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Bernskoetter 52,861 73.22%
Democratic Nicole Thompson 17,783 24.63%
Libertarian Steven Wilson 1,520 2.11%
N/A Write-Ins 28 0.04%
Margin of victory 35,078 48.59%
Total votes 72,192 100.0%
Republican hold

District 8

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hillary Shields 16,089 100.0%
Total votes 16,089 100.0%

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Cierpiot (incumbent) 16,836 89.02%
Republican Leonard Jonas Hughes IV 2,076 10.98%
Margin of victory 14,760 78.04%
Total votes 18,912 100.0%

General election

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Results

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Missouri's 8th State Senate District, 2018[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Cierpiot (incumbent) 41,094 54.69%
Democratic Hillary Shields 34,052 45.31%
Margin of victory 7,042 9.38%
Total votes 75,146 100.0%
Republican hold

District 10

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ayanna Shivers 10,462 100.0%
Total votes 10,462 100.0%

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeanie Riddle (incumbent) 26,446 100.0%
Total votes 26,446 100.0%

General election

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Results

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Missouri's 10th State Senate District, 2018[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeanie Riddle (incumbent) 48,277 70.31%
Democratic Ayanna Shivers 20,384 29.69%
Margin of victory 27,893 40.62%
Total votes 68,661 100.0%
Republican hold

District 12

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Terry Richard 8,924 100.0%
Total votes 8,924 100.0%

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Hegeman 23,784 100.0%
Total votes 23,784 100.0%

General election

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Results

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Missouri's 12th State Senate District, 2018[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Hegeman (incumbent) 49,947 72.50%
Democratic Terry Richard 18,950 27.50%
Margin of victory 30,997 45.00%
Total votes 68,897 100.0%
Republican hold

District 14

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brian Williams 12,615 40.19%
Democratic Sharon L. Pace 11,782 37.53%
Democratic Joe Adams 6,993 22.28%
Margin of victory 833 2.66%
Total votes 31,390 100.0%

General election

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Results

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Missouri's 14th State Senate District, 2018[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brian Williams 51,815 100.0%
Total votes 51,815 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 16

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ryan Dillon 6,017 100.0%
Total votes 6,017 100.0%

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Justin Dan Brown (incumbent) 10,535 40.06%
Republican Diane Franklin 9,262 35.22%
Republican Keith Frederick 6,500 24.72%
Total votes 26,297 100.0%

General election

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Results

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Missouri's 16th State Senate District, 2018[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Justin Dan Brown (incumbent) 41,985 70.18%
Democratic Ryan Dillon 17,839 29.82%
Margin of victory 24,146 40.36%
Total votes 59,824 100.0%
Republican hold

District 18

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Crystal Stephens 9,733 100.0%
Total votes 9,733 100.0%

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cindy O'Laughlin 9,893 36.70%
Republican Craig Redmon 7,236 26.84%
Republican Nate Walker 5,340 19.81%
Republican Lindell F. Shumake 4,489 16.65%
Margin of victory 2,657 9.86%
Total votes 26,958 100.0%

General election

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Results

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Missouri's 18th State Senate District, 2018[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cindy O'Laughlin 46,225 70.30%
Democratic Crystal Stephens 19,528 29.70%
Margin of victory 26,697 40.60%
Total votes 65,753 100.0%
Republican hold

District 20

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Billedo 7,909 100.0%
Total votes 7,909 100.0%

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eric W. Burlison 25,059 100.0%
Total votes 25,059 100.0%

General election

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Results

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Missouri's 20th State Senate District, 2018[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eric W. Burlison 62,247 73.88%
Democratic Jim Billedo 22,006 26.12%
Margin of victory 40,241 47.76%
Total votes 84,253 100.0%
Republican hold

District 22

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Butler 10,706 66.95%
Democratic Edward Thurman 5,286 33.05%
Margin of victory 5,420 33.90%
Total votes 15,992 100.0%

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Wieland (incumbent) 18,378 100.0%
Total votes 18,378 100.0%

Libertarian primary

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Primary results

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Libertarian Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Richie Camden 309 100.0%
Total votes 309 100.0%

General election

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Results

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Missouri's 22nd State Senate District, 2018[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Wieland (incumbent) 40,553 58.33%
Democratic Robert Butler 26,896 38.68%
Libertarian Richie Camden 2,077 2.99%
Margin of victory 11,580 19.65%
Total votes 69,526 100.0%
Republican hold

District 24

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jill Schupp (incumbent) 27,548 100.0%
Total votes 27,548 100.0%

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gregory B. Powers 11,229 100.0%
Total votes 11,229 100.0%

Libertarian primary

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Primary results

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Libertarian Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Jim Higgins 225 100.0%
Total votes 225 100.0%

General election

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Results

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Missouri's 24th State Senate District, 2018[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jill Schupp (incumbent) 49,910 60.80%
Republican Gregory B. Powers 30,494 37.15%
Libertarian Jim Higgins 1,682 2.05%
Margin of victory 19,416 23.65%
Total votes 82,086 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 26

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Kiehne 13,950 100.0%
Total votes 13,950 100.0%

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Schatz (incumbent) 24,992 100.0%
Total votes 24,992 100.0%

General election

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Results

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Missouri's 26th State Senate District, 2018[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Schatz (incumbent) 53,143 64.02%
Democratic John Kiehne 29,866 35.98%
Margin of victory 23,277 28.04%
Total votes 83,009 100.0%
Republican hold

District 28

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Poor 6,590 100.0%
Total votes 6,590 100.0%

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sandy Crawford (incumbent) 26,245 100.0%
Total votes 26,245 100.0%

General election

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Results

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Missouri's 28th State Senate District, 2018[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sandy Crawford (incumbent) 53,659 79.18%
Democratic Joe Poor 14,113 20.82%
Margin of victory 39,546 58.36%
Total votes 67,772 100.0%
Republican hold

District 30

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlie Norr 12,552 100.0%
Total votes 12,552 100.0%

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lincoln Hough 15,952 100.0%
Total votes 15,952 100.0%

General election

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Results

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Missouri's 30th State Senate District, 2018[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lincoln Hough 34,506 53.35%
Democratic Charlie Norr 30,175 46.65%
Margin of victory 4,331 6.70%
Total votes 64,681 100.0%
Republican hold

District 32

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Carolyn McGowan 5,119 100.0%
Total votes 5,119 100.0%

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill White 17,478 64.16%
Republican Rob O'Brian 9,765 35.84%
Margin of victory 7,713 28.32%
Total votes 27,243 100.0%

Green primary

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Primary results

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Green Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Conon Gillis 85 100.0%
Total votes 85 100.0%

General election

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Results

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Missouri's 32nd State Senate District, 2018[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill White 48,383 73.73%
Democratic Carolyn McGowan 15,125 23.05%
Green Conon Gillis 2,114 3.22%
Margin of victory 33,258 50.68%
Total votes 65,622 100.0%
Republican hold

District 34

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Martin T. Rucker II 15,033 100.0%
Total votes 15,033 100.0%

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican Primary Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tony Luetkemeyer 11,679 53.67%
Republican Harry Roberts 10,083 46.33%
Margin of victory 1,596 7.34%
Total votes 21,762 100.0%

General election

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Results

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Missouri's 34th State Senate District, 2018[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tony Luetkemeyer 38,648 52.47%
Democratic Martin T. Rucker II 35,015 47.53%
Margin of victory 3,633 4.94%
Total votes 73,663 100.0%
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "State of Missouri - General Election, November 06, 2018". Missouri Secretary of State. November 16, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak "State of Missouri - Primary Election, August 07, 2018". Missouri Secretary of State. November 16, 2018.
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