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2008Final results

2008 election for Missouri Senate District 3

Missouri State Senate · Missouri

Kevin Engler (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Dennis Riche (D) by 17.4 points.

Kevin EnglerRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.7%42,551
Dennis RicheDemocrat
41.3%29,917
72,468 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+33.61996D+33.82000R+2.12004R+17.42008R+7.72012R+51.72024

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