2008Final results
2008 election for Missouri House District 97
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Walt Bivins (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Jan Polizzi (D) by 12.5 points.
Walt BivinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.3%10,848
Jan PolizziDemocrat
43.7%8,435
19,283 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