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2002Final results

2002 election for Missouri House District 8

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Chris Shoemaker (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Tom Shively (D) by 15.8 points.

Chris ShoemakerRepublican · winner
57.9%7,019
Tom ShivelyDemocrat
42.1%5,104
12,123 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+42.71986D+18.11992D+10.22000R+15.82002R+3.42004D+1.92006

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