1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Missouri Senate District 22
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Jay Nixon (D) won with 49.6% of the vote, defeating Walter Buerger (D) by 12.8 points.
Jay NixonDemocrat · winner
49.6%10,118
Walter BuergerDemocrat
36.8%7,500
Ralph KrodingerDemocrat
13.6%2,778
20,396 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET