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 last time that these seats were up for election was the 2014 Missouri Senate election next time that these seats were up was in the 2022 Missouri Senate election.

Missouri Senate elections, 2018

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17 even-numbered districts in the Missouri Senate 18 seats needed for a majority
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 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

Statewide

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

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

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing[2]	Likely R	October 8, 2018

District 2

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrice Billings	16,711	100.0%
Total votes			16,711	100.0%

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Onder (incumbent)	21,847	100.0%
Total votes			21,847	100.0%

General election

Results

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

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic Primary Results^[3]

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

Primary results

Republican Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert J. Crump	4,743	100.0%
Total votes			4,743	100.0%

General election

Results

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

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic Primary Results^[3]

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

Primary results

Republican Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Bernskoetter	27,708	100.0%
Total votes			27,708	100.0%

Libertarian primary

Primary results

Libertarian Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Steve Wilson	104	100.0%
Total votes			104	100.0%

General election

Results

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

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hillary Shields	16,089	100.0%
Total votes			16,089	100.0%

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican Primary Results^[3]

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

Results

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

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ayanna Shivers	10,462	100.0%
Total votes			10,462	100.0%

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeanie Riddle (incumbent)	26,446	100.0%
Total votes			26,446	100.0%

General election

Results

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

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Terry Richard	8,924	100.0%
Total votes			8,924	100.0%

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Hegeman	23,784	100.0%
Total votes			23,784	100.0%

General election

Results

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

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic Primary Results^[3]

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

Results

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

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ryan Dillon	6,017	100.0%
Total votes			6,017	100.0%

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican Primary Results^[3]

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

Results

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

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Crystal Stephens	9,733	100.0%
Total votes			9,733	100.0%

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican Primary Results^[3]

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

Results

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

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Billedo	7,909	100.0%
Total votes			7,909	100.0%

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric W. Burlison	25,059	100.0%
Total votes			25,059	100.0%

General election

Results

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

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic Primary Results^[3]

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

Primary results

Republican Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Wieland (incumbent)	18,378	100.0%
Total votes			18,378	100.0%

Libertarian primary

Primary results

Libertarian Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Richie Camden	309	100.0%
Total votes			309	100.0%

General election

Results

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

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jill Schupp (incumbent)	27,548	100.0%
Total votes			27,548	100.0%

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gregory B. Powers	11,229	100.0%
Total votes			11,229	100.0%

Libertarian primary

Primary results

Libertarian Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Jim Higgins	225	100.0%
Total votes			225	100.0%

General election

Results

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

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Kiehne	13,950	100.0%
Total votes			13,950	100.0%

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Schatz (incumbent)	24,992	100.0%
Total votes			24,992	100.0%

General election

Results

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

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Poor	6,590	100.0%
Total votes			6,590	100.0%

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sandy Crawford (incumbent)	26,245	100.0%
Total votes			26,245	100.0%

General election

Results

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

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Norr	12,552	100.0%
Total votes			12,552	100.0%

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lincoln Hough	15,952	100.0%
Total votes			15,952	100.0%

General election

Results

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

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carolyn McGowan	5,119	100.0%
Total votes			5,119	100.0%

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican Primary Results^[3]

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

Primary results

Green Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Conon Gillis	85	100.0%
Total votes			85	100.0%

General election

Results

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

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic Primary Results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martin T. Rucker II	15,033	100.0%
Total votes			15,033	100.0%

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican Primary Results^[3]

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

Results

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

• 2018 United States Senate election in Missouri