1982Final results
1982 election for Missouri Senate District 20
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Danny Staples (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Jerry Nesbit (R) by 20.4 points.
Danny StaplesDemocrat · winner
60.2%27,109
Jerry NesbitRepublican
39.8%17,927
45,036 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