1983Final resultsSpecial election
1983 special election for Missouri Senate District 9
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Phil Curls (D) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Collins (R) by 44.3 points.
Phil CurlsDemocrat · winner
66.4%1,467
Robert L. CollinsRepublican
22.0%487
Earl PittsIndependent
11.6%256
2,210 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 1983
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)