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1994Final results

1994 election for Missouri Senate District 16

Missouri State Senate · Missouri

Michael Lybyer (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Merrill Townley (R) by 10.8 points.

Michael LybyerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.4%31,554
Merrill TownleyRepublican
44.6%25,377
56,931 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenD+13.01982D+15.81986D+26.41990D+10.81994R+16.01998R+42.32002

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