2002Final results
2002 election for Missouri House District 144
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Van Kelly (R) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Charles B. Cooper Jr. (D) by 44.3 points.
Van KellyRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.1%8,351
Charles B. Cooper Jr.Democrat
27.9%3,226
11,577 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET