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2004Final results

2004 election for Missouri Senate District 31

Missouri State Senate · Missouri

Chris Koster (R) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Larry Snider (D) by 27.2 points.

Chris KosterRepublican · winner
62.9%50,328
Larry SniderDemocrat
35.7%28,565
Len LudlamLibertarian
1.4%1,086
79,979 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+26.21980D+22.81996D+4.42000R+27.22004R+14.52008R+27.62012

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

The candidates

Chris Koster (R)Larry Snider (D)

Also on the ballot: Len Ludlam (Libertarian), 1.4%