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2008Final results

2008 election for Missouri House District 48

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Will Kraus (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Joe Volpe (D) by 16.1 points.

Will KrausRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%11,170
Joe VolpeDemocrat
42.0%8,078
19,248 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+3.22002R+5.72004R+4.42006R+16.12008R+8.62010R+20.12012

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