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1996Final results

1996 election for Missouri Senate District 15

Missouri State Senate · Missouri

Walt Mueller (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Patricia D. Gray (D) by 17.0 points.

Walt MuellerRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.6%45,049
40.6%31,748
1.8%1,372
78,169 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+29.11988R+25.41990 specialR+12.71992R+17.01996R+18.82000R+5.62004

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

The candidates

Walt Mueller (R)Patricia D. Gray (D)

Also on the ballot: Matthew W. Peters (Libertarian), 1.8%