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1988 election for Missouri Senate District 23

Missouri State Senate · Missouri

Jeff W. Schaeperkoetter (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Bill D. Miller (R) by 14.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Jeff W. SchaeperkoetterDemocrat · winner
57.4%33,813
Bill D. MillerRepublican
42.6%25,113
58,926 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

EvenR+17.91980R+28.71984D+14.81988R+12.91992R+28.41996R+8.52000

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