1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Missouri Senate District 8
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Robert T. Johnson (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Clarence H. Heflin (D) by 10.0 points.
Robert T. JohnsonRepublican · winner
55.0%26,819
Clarence H. HeflinDemocrat · incumbent
45.0%21,932
48,751 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