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2008 election for Missouri Senate District 1
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Jim Lembke (R) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Joan Barry (D) by 0.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jim LembkeRepublican · winner
50.0%44,216
Joan BarryDemocrat
50.0%44,146
88,362 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