2002Final results
2002 election for Missouri Senate District 16
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Sarah Steelman (R) won with 71.1% of the vote, defeating Clara R. Ichord (D) by 42.3 points.
Sarah SteelmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.1%36,288
Clara R. IchordDemocrat
28.9%14,728
51,016 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