2008Final results
2008 election for Missouri Senate District 23
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Tom Dempsey (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Larry Willis (D) by 20.4 points.
Tom DempseyRepublican · winner
60.2%50,821
Larry WillisDemocrat
39.8%33,613
84,434 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