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2000Final results

2000 election for Missouri House District 29

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Maurice Lawson (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating James Rooney (R) by 26.8 points.

Maurice LawsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.4%8,483
James RooneyRepublican
34.6%4,781
3.9%541
13,805 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

EvenD+16.01994D+16.01996D+30.61998D+26.82000D+35.02002D+12.12004

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

The candidates

Maurice Lawson (D)James Rooney (R)

Also on the ballot: Kevin L. Wisneski (Libertarian), 3.9%