2008Final results
2008 election for Missouri House District 159
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Billy Pat Wright (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Bill Burlison (D) by 23.7 points.
Billy Pat WrightRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%10,179
Bill BurlisonDemocrat
38.2%6,283
16,462 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET