2022 Missouri Senate election

Not to be confused with 2022 United States Senate election in Missouri.

2022 Missouri Senate election
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17 even-numbered districts in the Missouri Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Dave Schatz
(retired) 		John Rizzo
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 9, 2019 January 5, 2018
Leader's seat 26th - Sullivan 11th - Independence
Seats before 24 10
Seats after 24 10
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 682,007 313,588
Percentage 67.54% 31.05%
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election
Republican:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Democratic:      50–60%      70–80%      >90%
President pro tempore before election

Dave Schatz
Republican

Elected President pro tempore

Caleb Rowden
Republican

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The 2022 Missouri Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, with the primary election held on Tuesday, August 2, 2022.[1][2] Missouri voters selected state senators in the 17 even-numbered districts of the Senate to serve four-year terms.[3]

The election coincided with United States national elections and Missouri state elections, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Auditor, and Missouri House.[4][5]

Following the previous election in 2020, Republicans held a 24-to-10-seat supermajority over Democrats.[6] The balance of power remained unchanged with Republicans keeping their supermajority of 24-to-10 over Democrats.[7]

These were the first elections in Missouri following the 2020 United States redistricting cycle, which resulted in redrawn legislative district boundaries.[8][9]

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] Safe R May 19, 2022

Overview

Statewide

Party Candi-
dates		 Votes Seats
No. % No. +/– %
Republican Party 16 682,007 67.54% 14 Steady 82.35%
Democratic Party 12 313,588 31.05% 3 Steady 17.65%
Libertarian Party 2 14,209 1.41% 0 Steady 0.00%
Write-Ins 24 0.00% 0 Steady 0.00%
Total 30 1,009,828 100.00% 17 Steady 100.00%

Close races

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 24, 8.569%

Summary of results by Senate district

Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.[1][4][5]

Senate District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
2 Bob Onder Rep Nick Schroer Rep
4 Karla May Dem Karla May Dem
6 Mike Bernskoetter Rep Mike Bernskoetter Rep
8 Mike Cierpiot Rep Mike Cierpiot Rep
10 Jeanie Riddle Rep Travis Fitzwater Rep
12 Dan Hegeman Rep Rusty Black Rep
14 Brian Williams Dem Brian Williams Dem
16 Justin Brown Rep Justin Brown Rep
18 Cindy O'Laughlin Rep Cindy O'Laughlin Rep
20 Eric Burlison Rep Curtis Trent Rep
22 Paul Wieland Rep Mary Elizabeth Coleman Rep
24 Jill Schupp Dem Tracy McCreery Dem
26 Dave Schatz Rep Benjamin "Ben" Brown Rep
28 Sandy Crawford Rep Sandy Crawford Rep
30 Lincoln Hough Rep Lincoln Hough Rep
32 Bill White Rep Jill Carter Rep
34 Tony Luetkemeyer Rep Tony Luetkemeyer Rep

Detailed Results by Senate District

Sources for election results:[1][4][5]

District 2 • District 4 • District 6 • District 8 • District 10 • District 12 • District 14 • District 16 • District 18 • District 20 • District 22 • District 24 • District 26 • District 28 • District 30 • District 32 • District 34

District 2

Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Nick Schroer 12,047 57.60%
Republican John D. Wiemann 8,868 42.40%
Total votes 20,915 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Michael Sinclair 8,561 100.00%
Total votes 8,561 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nick Schroer 42,568 63.00%
Democratic Michael Sinclair 24,998 37.00%
Total votes 67,566 100.00%
Republican hold

District 4

Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Karla May (incumbent) 24,644 100.00%
Total votes 24,644 100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Mary Theresa McLean 5,506 100.00%
Total votes 5,506 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karla May (incumbent) 51,419 74.17%
Republican Mary Theresa McLean 17,906 25.83%
Total votes 69,325 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 6

Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Mike Bernskoetter (incumbent) 17,441 55.49%
Republican Scott Riedel 13,991 44.51%
Total votes 31,432 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Bernskoetter (incumbent) 56,424 100.00%
Total votes 56,424 100.00%
Republican hold

District 8

Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Mike Cierpiot (incumbent) 9,085 49.96%
Republican Joe Nicola 5,600 30.79%
Republican Rachl Aguirre 3,500 19.25%
Total votes 18,185 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Antoine D. Jennings 12,713 100.00%
Total votes 12,713 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Cierpiot (incumbent) 38,018 55.81%
Democratic Antoine D. Jennings 30,100 44.19%
Total votes 68,118 100.00%
Republican hold

District 10

Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Travis Fitzwater 7,625 31.46%
Republican Mike (Michael) Carter 6,948 28.67%
Republican Bryan Spencer 5,493 22.66%
Republican Jeff Porter 3,343 13.79%
Republican Joshua Price 827 3.41%
Total votes 24,236 100.00%
Libertarian Party Primary Results
Libertarian Catherine Dreher 105 100.00%
Total votes 105 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Travis Fitzwater 44,169 77.63%
Libertarian Catherine Dreher 12,728 22.37%
Total votes 56,897 100.00%
Republican hold

District 12

Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Rusty Black 20,385 64.82%
Republican J. Eggleston 8,153 25.92%
Republican Delus Johnson 2,912 9.26%
Total votes 31,450 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Michael J. Baumli 4,324 100.00%
Total votes 4,324 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rusty Black 51,470 80.77%
Democratic Michael J. Baumli 12,254 19.23%
Total votes 63,724 100.00%
Republican hold

District 14

Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Brian Williams (incumbent) 18,063 100.00%
Total votes 18,063 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brian Williams (incumbent) 41,832 99.94%
Independent John Winkler[a] 24 0.06%
Total votes 41,856 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 16

Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Justin Dan Brown (incumbent) 10,986 50.91%
Republican Suzie Pollock 10,595 49.09%
Total votes 21,581 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Tara Anura 2,805 100.00%
Total votes 2,805 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Justin Dan Brown (incumbent) 39,087 80.67%
Democratic Tara Anura 9,363 19.33%
Total votes 48,450 100.00%
Republican hold

District 18

Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Cindy O'Laughlin (incumbent) 19,720 100.00%
Total votes 19,720 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Ayanna Shivers 3,850 100.00%
Total votes 3,850 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cindy O'Laughlin (incumbent) 42,989 75.78%
Democratic Ayanna Shivers 13,739 24.22%
Total votes 56,728 100.00%
Republican hold

District 20

Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Curtis Trent 16,106 58.44%
Republican Brian Gelner 11,452 41.56%
Total votes 27,558 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Curtis Trent 54,504 100.00%
Total votes 54,504 100.00%
Republican hold

District 22

Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Mary Elizabeth Coleman 7,615 34.86%
Republican Jeff Roorda 5,246 24.02%
Republican Dan Shaul 5,095 23.33%
Republican Shane Roden 3,886 17.79%
Total votes 21,842 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Benjamin Hagin 7,680 100.00%
Total votes 7,680 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mary Elizabeth Coleman 40,695 65.48%
Democratic Benjamin Hagin 21,456 34.52%
Total votes 62,151 100.00%
Republican hold

District 24

Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Tracy McCreery 18,367 100.00%
Total votes 18,367 100.00%
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican George J. Hruza 8,325 59.25%
Republican Brett A. Schenck 5,725 40.75%
Total votes 14,050 100.00%
Libertarian Party Primary Results
Libertarian LaDonna Higgins 83 100.00%
Total votes 83 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tracy McCreery 43,081 53.37%
Republican George J. Hruza 36,164 44.80%
Libertarian LaDonna Higgins 1,481 1.83%
Total votes 80,726 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 26

Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Ben Brown 10,811 39.00%
Republican Bob Jones 7,735 27.90%
Republican Nate Tate 7,394 26.67%
Republican Merry-Noella Skaggs 1,041 3.76%
Republican Jason Franklin 742 2.68%
Total votes 27,723 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic John Kiehne 5,720 100.00%
Total votes 5,720 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ben Brown 48,469 73.90%
Democratic John Kiehne 17,115 26.10%
Total votes 65,584 100.00%
Republican hold

District 28

Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Sandy Crawford (incumbent) 18,995 63.66%
Republican Janet Arnold 5,722 19.18%
Republican Bill Yarberry 5,119 17.16%
Total votes 29,836 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sandy Crawford (incumbent) 55,062 100.00%
Total votes 55,062 100.00%
Republican hold

District 30

Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Lincoln Hough (incumbent) 8,771 56.62%
Republican Angela Romine 6,721 43.38%
Total votes 15,492 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Raymond Lampert 8,300 100.00%
Total votes 8,300 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lincoln Hough (incumbent) 30,483 57.57%
Democratic Raymond Lampert 22,464 42.43%
Total votes 52,947 100.00%
Republican hold

District 32

Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Jill Carter 13,440 52.24%
Republican William (Bill) White (incumbent) 12,286 47.76%
Total votes 25,726 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jill Carter 46,763 100.00%
Total votes 46,763 100.00%
Republican hold

District 34

Primary Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Tony Luetkemeyer (incumbent) 14,881 100.00%
Total votes 14,881 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Sarah Shorter 10,642 100.00%
Total votes 10,642 100.00%
General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tony Luetkemeyer (incumbent) 37,236 59.10%
Democratic Sarah Shorter 25,767 40.90%
Total votes 63,003 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The candidate ran a write-in campaign in this election.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Missouri State Senate elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "2022 State Primary Election Dates and Filing Deadlines". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Missouri Senate". Missouri General Assembly. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Official Election Returns - State of Missouri - 08/02/2022 - 2022 Primary Election, Tuesday, August 02, 2022" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Official Election Returns - State of Missouri - General Election, November 08, 2022, Tuesday, November 8, 2022" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  6. ^ "Missouri State Senate elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  7. ^ Pivoney, Ryan (November 10, 2022). "Republicans maintain supermajority in Missouri Legislature following midterms". Jefferson City News Tribune. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "Final Redistricting Maps". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  9. ^ "Statewide Senate Map" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  10. ^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.