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1988Final results

1988 election for Missouri Senate District 19

Missouri State Senate · Missouri

Roger Wilson (D) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Bill Samuels (R) by 43.0 points.

Roger WilsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.5%43,942
Bill SamuelsRepublican
28.5%17,530
61,472 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+3.51976D+36.91984D+43.01988D+37.91992D+28.51996D+17.12000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET