2000Final results
2000 election for Missouri House District 161
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Lanie Black (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Van Harry Sharp (D) by 14.8 points.
Lanie BlackRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.4%6,184
Van Harry SharpDemocrat
42.6%4,594
10,778 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET