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2000Final results

2000 election for Missouri House District 18

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Tom Dempsey (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Richard Lewis Rolf Sr. (D) by 14.3 points.

Tom DempseyRepublican · winner
56.2%7,674
42.0%5,728
Kurt C. TrachteLibertarian
1.8%244
13,646 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

EvenR+18.01990R+2.61992R+17.91994R+14.32000R+5.62006R+22.12008

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

The candidates

Tom Dempsey (R)Richard Lewis Rolf Sr. (D)

Also on the ballot: Kurt C. Trachte (Libertarian), 1.8%