1986Final results
1986 election for Missouri Senate District 8
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Robert T. Johnson (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Lester Patterson (D) by 6.7 points.
Robert T. JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%24,954
Lester PattersonDemocrat
46.6%21,799
46,753 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET