1982Final results
1982 election for Missouri House District 17
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
George Dames (D) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Marie Steele (R) by 30.6 points.
George DamesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.3%5,535
Marie SteeleRepublican
34.7%2,939
8,474 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET