This is the 2010 race. The latest: 2026 →

2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

2010 election for Missouri House District 90

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

John McCaherty (R) won with 49.1% of the vote, defeating Sam Komo (D) by 2.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

John McCahertyRepublican · winner
49.1%4,980
Sam KomoDemocrat · incumbent
46.6%4,727
Charles Smith IIIndependent
4.3%438
10,145 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+14.92002D+7.62004D+11.92006R+2.52010R+1.22012D+3.02014

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

The candidates

John McCaherty (R)Sam Komo (D)

Also on the ballot: Charles Smith II (Independent), 4.3%