2000Final results
2000 election for Missouri House District 98
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
May Scheve (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Avery (R) by 8.4 points.
May ScheveDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.2%7,847
Jim AveryRepublican
44.8%6,606
Mike ChesnutLibertarian
1.0%152
Ron LevyReform
1.0%145
14,750 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
The candidates
May Scheve (D)Jim Avery (R)
Also on the ballot: Mike Chesnut (Libertarian), 1.0%; Ron Levy (Reform), 1.0%