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2004Final results

2004 election for Missouri House District 51

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Ray Salva (D) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating David Anway (R) by 36.4 points.

Ray SalvaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.1%8,411
David AnwayRepublican
30.7%3,853
2.1%269
12,533 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+11.91980D+20.41988D+31.82002D+36.42004D+13.22010R+3.52012

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

The candidates

Ray Salva (D)David Anway (R)

Also on the ballot: David H. Schwensen (Libertarian), 2.1%