1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 Missouri State Senate election results, district by district
Every Missouri State Senate district in the 1988 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 34 seats
After the electionD 22 · R 12
Races17
Changed party1
Unopposed41%7 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 12 · R 5
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Irene Treppler (R) | 0.7 | |
| SD-3 | John E. Scott (D) | 31.3 | |
| SD-5 | J. B. Banks (D) | 84.8 | |
| SD-7 | Francis E. Flotron Jr. (R) | 15.6 | |
| SD-9 | Phil Curls (D) | 65.7 | |
| SD-11 | Henry A. Panetheiere (D) | 80.9 | |
| SD-13 | Wayne Goode (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | Frank Bild (R) | 29.1 | |
| SD-17 | Edward E. Quick (D) | 24.6 | |
| SD-19 | Roger Wilson (D) | 43.0 | |
| SD-21 | James Mathewson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Jeff W. Schaeperkoetter (D) | 14.8 | Flipped |
| SD-25 | Stephen R. Sharp (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | John Dennis (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 | Emory Melton (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 | Harold L. Caskey (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 | John Russell (R) | Unopposed |
Missouri State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner