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Missouri Senate District 16
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Bill Hardwick held the seat for Republicans, winning by 47.4 points over Virginia Staabs.
Staggered Senate
Bill HardwickRepublican · winner
73.7%33,786
Virginia StaabsDemocrat
26.3%12,062
99% of the expected vote counted · 45,848 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Virginia Staabs
- <1%
- Bill Hardwick
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+47.3