2012Final results
2012 election for Missouri Senate District 21
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
David Pearce (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating ElGene Ver Dught (D) by 34.9 points.
David PearceRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.1%47,490
ElGene Ver DughtDemocrat
30.3%22,073
Steven HedrickLibertarian
4.6%3,351
72,914 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET