2008Final results
2008 election for Missouri Senate District 31
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
David Pearce (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Chris Benjamin (D) by 14.5 points.
David PearceRepublican · winner
57.2%49,059
Chris BenjaminDemocrat
42.8%36,658
85,717 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