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2012Final results

2012 election for Missouri House District 51

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Dean A. Dohrman (R) won with 49.9% of the vote, defeating Gary Grigsby (D) by 3.5 points.

Dean A. DohrmanRepublican · winner
49.9%6,714
Gary GrigsbyDemocrat
46.4%6,244
Bill WayneLibertarian
3.7%504
13,462 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+31.82002D+36.42004D+13.22010R+3.52012R+19.62014R+38.42016

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

The candidates

Dean A. Dohrman (R)Gary Grigsby (D)

Also on the ballot: Bill Wayne (Libertarian), 3.7%