1998Final results
1998 election for Missouri Senate District 12
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Sam Graves (R) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Beth M. Wheeler (D) by 25.4 points.
Sam GravesRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.7%31,883
Beth M. WheelerDemocrat
37.3%18,974
50,857 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET