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2010Final results

2010 election for Missouri House District 51

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Ira Anders (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Jeff Workman (R) by 13.2 points.

Ira AndersDemocrat · winner
52.8%3,683
Jeff WorkmanRepublican
39.7%2,765
Kevin L. KobeLibertarian
4.0%281
Michael CoganConstitution
3.5%243
6,972 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+20.41988D+31.82002D+36.42004D+13.22010R+3.52012R+19.62014

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

The candidates

Ira Anders (D)Jeff Workman (R)

Also on the ballot: Kevin L. Kobe (Libertarian), 4.0%; Michael Cogan (Constitution), 3.5%