2008Final results
2008 election for Missouri House District 53
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Curt Dougherty (D) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Brent Thurston Lasater (R) by 26.2 points.
Curt DoughertyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.1%10,220
Brent Thurston LasaterRepublican
36.9%5,976
16,196 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