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2008Final results

2008 election for Missouri Senate District 17

Missouri State Senate · Missouri

Luann Ridgeway (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Sandra Aust (D) by 6.2 points.

Luann RidgewayRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.1%50,451
Sandra AustDemocrat
46.9%44,578
95,029 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+26.31996D+23.32000R+5.72004R+6.22008R+5.62012R+22.52016

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