2000Final results
2000 election for Missouri Senate District 5
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Paula Carter (D) won with 90.8% of the vote, defeating Shirley Demay (R) by 81.6 points.
Paula CarterDemocrat · winner
90.8%32,522
Shirley DemayRepublican
9.2%3,296
35,818 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