Missouri 2012 legislative election results

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Missouri State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Missouri State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Missouri State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

Missouri State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	8	10
	Republican Party	26	24
Total		34	34

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 17 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents running in November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. David Pearce
2. Eric Schmitt
3. Jim Lembke
4. Kurt Schaefer
5. Shalonn Curls
6. Tom Dempsey

Incumbents defeated

The followings is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Jim Lembke	Republican	Missouri State Senate District 1

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Robin Wright-Jones	Democratic	Missouri State Senate District 5

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Jamilah Nasheed	Democratic	Missouri State Senate, District 7
Scott Sifton	Democratic	Missouri State Senate, District 1

Primary election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list will display the newly-elected members of the Missouri State Senate:

Democratic

1. Gina Walsh
2. Jamilah Nasheed
3. Jason Holsman
4. Paul LeVota
5. Scott Sifton

Republican

1. David Sater
2. Doug Libla
3. Ed Emery
4. Gary Romine
5. Mike Cunningham
6. Ryan Silvey
7. Wayne Wallingford

Open Seat Winners

The following will display a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Gina Walsh
2. Jason Holsman
3. Paul LeVota

Republican

1. David Sater
2. Doug Libla
3. Ed Emery
4. Gary Romine
5. Mike Cunningham
6. Ryan Silvey
7. Wayne Wallingford

Candidates who won election

The following will be a list of all candidates elected to the Missouri State Senate:

Democratic

1. Gina Walsh
2. Jamilah Nasheed
3. Jason Holsman
4. Paul LeVota
5. Scott Sifton
6. Shalonn Curls

Republican

1. David Pearce
2. David Sater
3. Doug Libla
4. Ed Emery
5. Eric Schmitt
6. Gary Romine
7. Kurt Schaefer
8. Mike Cunningham
9. Ryan Silvey
10. Tom Dempsey
11. Wayne Wallingford

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Jamilah Nasheed
2. Jason Holsman
3. Paul LeVota
4. Shalonn Curls

Republican

1. David Sater
2. Eric Schmitt
3. Mike Cunningham
4. Tom Dempsey
5. Wayne Wallingford

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who are running in 2012:

1. Steven Hedrick

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Missouri State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Missouri House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

Missouri House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	54	53
	Republican Party	105	110
	Vacancy	4	0
Total		163	163

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 163 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who are running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Andrew Koenig
2. Anne Zerr
3. Bart Korman
4. Ben Harris
5. Bill Lant
6. Bill Reiboldt
7. Bill White (Missouri)
8. Brandon Ellington
9. Brent Lasater
10. Caleb Jones
11. Casey Guernsey
12. Charlie Davis
13. Chris Carter
14. Chris Kelly
15. Chris Molendorp
16. Chrissy Sommer
17. Chuck Gatschenberger
18. Clem Smith
19. Cloria Brown
20. Craig Redmon
21. Dave Hinson
22. Dave Schatz
23. Delus Johnson
24. Denny Hoskins
25. Diane Franklin
26. Don Gosen
27. Don Phillips
28. Don Ruzicka
29. Donna Lichtenegger
30. Doug Funderburk
31. Dwight Scharnhorst
32. Ed Schieffer
33. Eric Burlison
34. Gail Beatty
35. Galen Higdon
36. Gary Cross
37. Genise Montecillo
38. Ira Anders
39. Jacob Hummel
40. Jason Barnes
41. Jason Smith (Missouri representative)
42. Jay Houghton
43. Jay Swearingen
44. Jeanie Lauer
45. Jeanie Riddle
46. Jeanne Kirkton
47. Jeff Grisamore
48. Jill Schupp
49. John Diehl, Jr.
50. John McCaherty
51. John Rizzo
52. Judy Morgan
53. Karla May
54. Kathie Conway
55. Keith Frederick
56. Kent Hampton
57. Kevin Elmer
58. Kevin McManus
59. Kurt Bahr
60. Lincoln Hough
61. Linda Black
62. Lindell Shumake
63. Lyle Rowland
64. Lyndall Fraker
65. Margo McNeil
66. Mark A. Parkinson
67. Marsha Haefner
68. Mary Nichols
69. Melissa Leach
70. Michael Colona
71. Michele Kratky
72. Mike Bernskoetter
73. Mike Cierpiot
74. Mike Kelley
75. Mike Lair
76. Mike Leara
77. Mike Thomson
78. Myron Neth
79. Nick Marshall
80. Noel Torpey
81. Pat Conway
82. Paul Curtman
83. Paul Fitzwater
84. Paul Quinn
85. Paul Wieland
86. Penny Hubbard
87. Rick Brattin
88. Rick Stream
89. Rochelle Walton Gray
90. Ron Schieber
91. Rory Ellinger
92. Sandy Crawford
93. Sharon Pace
94. Sheila Solon
95. Shelley Keeney
96. Stacey Newman
97. Stanley Cox
98. Stephen Webber
99. Steve Cookson
100. Steve Hodges
101. Steve Webb
102. Sue Allen
103. Sue Entlicher
104. T.J. Berry
105. Timothy Jones
106. Todd Richardson
107. Tom Flanigan
108. Tom McDonald
109. Tom Shively
110. Tommie Pierson
111. Tony Dugger
112. Wanda Brown

Incumbents defeated

The followings will display a a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Brent Lasater	Republican	Missouri House of Representatives, District 53
Cloria Brown	Republican	Missouri House of Representatives, District 85
Melissa Leach	Republican	Missouri House of Representatives, District 137
Paul Quinn	Democratic	Missouri House of Representatives, District 9
Tom Shively	Democratic	Missouri House of Representatives, District 8

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Bert Atkins	Democratic	Missouri House of Representatives, District 75
Churie Spreng	Democratic	Missouri House of Representatives, District 76
Eileen McGeoghegan	Democratic	Missouri House of Representatives, District 77
Sylvester Taylor, II	Democratic	Missouri House of Representatives, District 80
Thomas Long	Republican	Missouri House of Representatives, District 134
Tracy McCreery	Democratic	Missouri House of Representatives, District 83

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following will display a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Charlie Norr	Democratic	Missouri House of Representatives, District 132
Jeff Messenger	Republican	Missouri House of Representatives, District 130
Jim Hansen	Republican	Missouri House of Representatives, District 40
John A. Mayfield	Democratic	Missouri House of Representatives, District 20
Keith English	Democratic	Missouri House of Representatives, District 68
Sue Meredith	Democratic	Missouri House of Representatives, District 71
Vicki Englund	Democratic	Missouri House of Representatives, District 94

Primary election

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following will list the newly-elected members of the Missouri House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Bill Otto (Missouri)
2. Bob Burns (Missouri)
3. Bonnaye Mims
4. Charlie Norr
5. Courtney Curtis
6. Gina Mitten
7. Jeff Roorda
8. Jeremy LaFaver
9. Joe Runions
10. John A. Mayfield
11. John A. Wright
12. Jon Carpenter
13. Keith English
14. Kimberly Gardner
15. Michael Butler
16. Michael Frame
17. Randy Dunn
18. Sue Meredith
19. T.J. McKenna
20. Vicki Englund

Republican

1. Bryan Spencer
2. Caleb Rowden
3. Dave Muntzel
4. David Wood
5. Dean Dohrman
6. Dennis Fowler
7. Donna Pfautsch
8. Elaine Gannon
9. Elijah Haahr
10. Glen Kolkmeyer
11. Holly Rehder
12. Jeff Justus
13. Jeff Messenger
14. Jeff Pogue
15. Jim Hansen
16. Jim Neely
17. Joe Don McGaugh
18. Kathy Swan
19. Ken Wilson
20. Kevin Austin
21. Kevin Engler
22. Lynn Morris
23. Nate Walker
24. Noel Shull
25. Randy Pike
26. Robert Cornejo
27. Robert Ross
28. Rocky Miller
29. Ron Hicks
30. Scott Fitzpatrick
31. Shawn Rhoads
32. Sonya Anderson
33. Steve Lynch
34. Tim Remole
35. Tom Hurst
36. Warren Love

Open Seat Winners

The following will list candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Bill Otto (Missouri)
2. Bob Burns (Missouri)
3. Bonnaye Mims
4. Courtney Curtis
5. Gina Mitten
6. Jeff Roorda
7. Jeremy LaFaver
8. Joe Runions
9. John A. Wright
10. Jon Carpenter
11. Kimberly Gardner
12. Michael Butler
13. Michael Frame
14. Randy Dunn
15. T.J. McKenna

Republican

1. Bryan Spencer
2. Caleb Rowden
3. Dave Muntzel
4. David Wood
5. Dean Dohrman
6. Dennis Fowler
7. Donna Pfautsch
8. Elaine Gannon
9. Elijah Haahr
10. Glen Kolkmeyer
11. Holly Rehder
12. Jeff Justus
13. Jeff Pogue
14. Jim Neely
15. Joe Don McGaugh
16. Kathy Swan
17. Ken Wilson
18. Kevin Austin
19. Kevin Engler
20. Lynn Morris
21. Nate Walker
22. Noel Shull
23. Randy Pike
24. Robert Cornejo
25. Robert Ross
26. Rocky Miller
27. Ron Hicks
28. Scott Fitzpatrick
29. Shawn Rhoads
30. Sonya Anderson
31. Steve Lynch
32. Tim Remole
33. Tom Hurst
34. Warren Love

Candidates who won election

The following will list all candidates elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. Ben Harris
2. Bill Otto (Missouri)
3. Bob Burns (Missouri)
4. Bonnaye Mims
5. Brandon Ellington
6. Charlie Norr
7. Chris Carter
8. Chris Kelly
9. Clem Smith
10. Courtney Curtis
11. Ed Schieffer
12. Gail Beatty
13. Genise Montecillo
14. Gina Mitten
15. Ira Anders
16. Jacob Hummel
17. Jay Swearingen
18. Jeanne Kirkton
19. Jeff Roorda
20. Jeremy LaFaver
21. Jill Schupp
22. Joe Runions
23. John A. Mayfield
24. John A. Wright
25. John Rizzo
26. Jon Carpenter
27. Judy Morgan
28. Karla May
29. Keith English
30. Kevin McManus
31. Kimberly Gardner
32. Linda Black
33. Margo McNeil
34. Mary Nichols
35. Michael Butler
36. Michael Colona
37. Michael Frame
38. Michele Kratky
39. Pat Conway
40. Penny Hubbard
41. Randy Dunn
42. Rochelle Walton Gray
43. Rory Ellinger
44. Sharon Pace
45. Stacey Newman
46. Stephen Webber
47. Steve Hodges
48. Steve Webb
49. Sue Meredith
50. T.J. McKenna
51. Tom McDonald
52. Tommie Pierson
53. Vicki Englund

Republican

1. Andrew Koenig
2. Anne Zerr
3. Bart Korman
4. Bill Lant
5. Bill Reiboldt
6. Bill White (Missouri)
7. Bryan Spencer
8. Caleb Jones
9. Caleb Rowden
10. Casey Guernsey
11. Charlie Davis
12. Chris Molendorp
13. Chrissy Sommer
14. Chuck Gatschenberger
15. Craig Redmon
16. Dave Hinson
17. Dave Muntzel
18. Dave Schatz
19. David Wood
20. Dean Dohrman
21. Delus Johnson
22. Dennis Fowler
23. Denny Hoskins
24. Diane Franklin
25. Don Gosen
26. Don Phillips
27. Don Ruzicka
28. Donna Lichtenegger
29. Donna Pfautsch
30. Doug Funderburk
31. Dwight Scharnhorst
32. Elaine Gannon
33. Elijah Haahr
34. Eric Burlison
35. Galen Higdon
36. Gary Cross
37. Glen Kolkmeyer
38. Holly Rehder
39. Jason Barnes
40. Jason Smith (Missouri representative)
41. Jay Houghton
42. Jeanie Lauer
43. Jeanie Riddle
44. Jeff Grisamore
45. Jeff Justus
46. Jeff Messenger
47. Jeff Pogue
48. Jim Hansen
49. Jim Neely
50. Joe Don McGaugh
51. John Diehl, Jr.
52. John McCaherty
53. Kathie Conway
54. Kathy Swan
55. Keith Frederick
56. Ken Wilson
57. Kent Hampton
58. Kevin Austin
59. Kevin Elmer
60. Kevin Engler
61. Kurt Bahr
62. Lincoln Hough
63. Lindell Shumake
64. Lyle Rowland
65. Lyndall Fraker
66. Lynn Morris
67. Mark A. Parkinson
68. Marsha Haefner
69. Mike Bernskoetter
70. Mike Cierpiot
71. Mike Kelley
72. Mike Lair
73. Mike Leara
74. Mike Thomson
75. Myron Neth
76. Nate Walker
77. Nick Marshall
78. Noel Shull
79. Noel Torpey
80. Paul Curtman
81. Paul Fitzwater
82. Paul Wieland
83. Randy Pike
84. Rick Brattin
85. Rick Stream
86. Robert Cornejo
87. Robert Ross
88. Rocky Miller
89. Ron Hicks
90. Ron Schieber
91. Sandy Crawford
92. Scott Fitzpatrick
93. Shawn Rhoads
94. Sheila Solon
95. Shelley Keeney
96. Sonya Anderson
97. Stanley Cox
98. Steve Cookson
99. Steve Lynch
100. Sue Allen
101. Sue Entlicher
102. T.J. Berry
103. Tim Remole
104. Timothy Jones
105. Todd Richardson
106. Tom Flanigan
107. Tom Hurst
108. Tony Dugger
109. Wanda Brown
110. Warren Love

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Ben Harris
2. Bonnaye Mims
3. Brandon Ellington
4. Chris Carter
5. Chris Kelly
6. Clem Smith
7. Courtney Curtis
8. Gail Beatty
9. Gina Mitten
10. Jacob Hummel
11. Jay Swearingen
12. Jill Schupp
13. John Rizzo
14. Karla May
15. Kevin McManus
16. Kimberly Gardner
17. Linda Black
18. Michael Colona
19. Pat Conway
20. Penny Hubbard
21. Randy Dunn
22. Rochelle Walton Gray
23. Rory Ellinger
24. Sharon Pace
25. Stacey Newman
26. Steve Webb
27. Sue Meredith

Republican

1. Bart Korman
2. Bill Lant
3. Bill Reiboldt
4. Bill White (Missouri)
5. Caleb Jones
6. Casey Guernsey
7. Charlie Davis
8. Chuck Gatschenberger
9. Craig Redmon
10. Dave Hinson
11. David Wood
12. Delus Johnson
13. Diane Franklin
14. Don Gosen
15. Don Phillips
16. Don Ruzicka
17. Donna Lichtenegger
18. Doug Funderburk
19. Dwight Scharnhorst
20. Galen Higdon
21. Gary Cross
22. Jason Smith (Missouri representative)
23. Jeff Grisamore
24. Jeff Justus
25. John Diehl, Jr.
26. Keith Frederick
27. Ken Wilson
28. Kevin Austin
29. Kevin Engler
30. Lyle Rowland
31. Lynn Morris
32. Mike Kelley
33. Mike Leara
34. Randy Pike
35. Robert Ross
36. Rocky Miller
37. Sonya Anderson
38. Steve Lynch
39. Sue Allen
40. Sue Entlicher
41. Timothy Jones
42. Todd Richardson
43. Tom Flanigan
44. Tony Dugger
45. Warren Love

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates running in 2012:

1. Bill Boone
2. Eddie Osborne
3. Jack "Skip" Johnson
4. Jake Wilburn
5. Jim Nash
6. John Alsup
7. Julie Stone
8. Sue Beck

2012 Legislative Election Results
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National Partisan Trends

The following tables will detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	35	60	3	1	41	56	1	1