1982Final results
1982 election for Missouri Senate District 2
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Fred Dyer (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Jim Cox (D) by 13.6 points.
Fred DyerRepublican · winner
56.8%22,232
Jim CoxDemocrat
43.2%16,922
39,154 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