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2002Final results

2002 election for Missouri House District 53

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Curt Dougherty (D) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Stan McClatchey (R) by 21.5 points.

Curt DoughertyDemocrat · winner
59.5%5,927
Stan McClatcheyRepublican
38.0%3,785
Mark W. KuefelLibertarian
2.5%246
9,958 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

EvenD+26.01990D+32.91994D+32.72000D+21.52002D+29.42006D+26.22008

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

The candidates

Curt Dougherty (D)Stan McClatchey (R)

Also on the ballot: Mark W. Kuefel (Libertarian), 2.5%