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2002Final results

2002 election for Missouri House District 9

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Wes Shoemyer (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Jeff Hedberg (R) by 20.0 points.

Wes ShoemyerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.5%7,527
Jeff HedbergRepublican
38.5%4,949
John SchultzLibertarian
3.0%389
12,865 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+15.71988R+7.31990D+26.52000D+20.02002D+15.22004D+13.52006

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

The candidates

Wes Shoemyer (D)Jeff Hedberg (R)

Also on the ballot: John Schultz (Libertarian), 3.0%