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2024Final results

2024 election for Missouri House District 97

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

David Casteel (R) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Dan Schaefer (D) by 29.0 points.

David CasteelRepublican · winner
64.5%11,459
Dan SchaeferDemocrat
35.5%6,309
17,768 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024

Races before and after

EvenR+29.22010R+3.82012R+33.92014R+12.72018R+29.02024R+7.22026

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET