1990Final results
1990 election for Missouri Senate District 18
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Norman Merrell (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Kenneth D. Dishman (R) by 32.3 points.
Norman MerrellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.1%26,287
Kenneth D. DishmanRepublican
33.9%13,463
39,750 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET