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2008Final results

2008 election for Missouri House District 38

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Ryan Silvey (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Josh Reed (D) by 17.0 points.

Ryan SilveyRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.5%12,083
Josh ReedDemocrat
41.5%8,574
20,657 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

EvenD+5.22002D+3.32004R+11.32006R+17.02008R+39.32010R+18.72012

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