1982Final results
1982 election for Missouri Senate District 12
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Pat Danner (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Howard Shay (R) by 30.3 points.
Pat DannerDemocrat · winner
65.2%26,724
Howard ShayRepublican
34.8%14,280
41,004 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