2012Final results
2012 election for Missouri Senate District 31
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Ed Emery (R) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Charles A. Burton (D) by 27.6 points.
Ed EmeryRepublican · winner
63.8%49,993
Charles A. BurtonDemocrat
36.2%28,375
78,368 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