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2004Final results

2004 election for Missouri House District 8

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Kathy Chinn (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Tom Shively (D) by 3.4 points.

Kathy ChinnRepublican · winner
51.7%8,361
Tom ShivelyDemocrat
48.3%7,809
16,170 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

EvenD+18.11992D+10.22000R+15.82002R+3.42004D+1.92006D+8.32008

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