1998Final results
1998 election for Missouri Senate District 18
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Joe Maxwell (D) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating James L. Lemon (R) by 45.5 points.
Joe MaxwellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.8%34,503
James L. LemonRepublican
27.2%12,908
47,411 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