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2014Final results

2014 election for Missouri House District 161

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

William White (R) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating Charles W. Shields (D) by 47.7 points.

William WhiteRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.8%4,593
26.2%1,627
6,220 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenR+33.82004D+1.42006D+11.02010R+47.72014R+34.02018R+36.12020

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