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2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

2010 election for Missouri Senate District 18

Missouri State Senate · Missouri

Brian Munzlinger (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Wes Shoemyer (D) by 16.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Brian MunzlingerRepublican · winner
58.3%30,532
Wes ShoemyerDemocrat · incumbent
41.7%21,813
52,345 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+45.51998R+11.12002D+3.32006R+16.72010R+40.62018R+51.62022

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