Missouri State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Missouri Senate District 11
A district of about 180,000 people, 21% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+11.5 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Joe Nicola (R) · won52.4%
- Robert Sauls (D)47.6%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 34 seats
Every Missouri State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
16 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Joe Nicola (R) | Robert Sauls (D) | 4.7 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | John Joseph Rizzo (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | John Joseph Rizzo (D) | Brent Thurston Lasater (R) | 4.3 |
| 2012 | Paul Levota (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Victor Callahan (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Victor Callahan (D) | Chet Southworth (R) | 26.7 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Ronnie Depasco (D) | Jeanne Bojarski (I) | 74.8 |
| 1996 | Ronnie Depasco (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Ronnie Depasco (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Henry A. Panetheiere (D) | Scott Birkett (I) | 80.9 |
| 1984 | Henry A. Panetheiere (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Henry A. Panetheiere (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | Henry A. Panetheiere (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 special election | Tom J. Gialde (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Jasper M. Brancato (D) | O. J. Miller (R) | 39.5 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Jasper M. Brancato (D) | Salvatore J. Privitera (R) | 59.0 |
Primaries: 1984 Democratic primary · 1980 Democratic primary · 1976 Democratic primary · 1972 Democratic primary · 1968 Democratic primary
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 11
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 11's area in each.
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 34 seats. Small marks are other seats in Missouri. The black marker is District 11.
Lower than 82% of seats.
Lower than 55% of seats.
Highest of 34 seats.
Higher than 79% of seats.
Lower than 55% of seats.
Denser than 64% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.
District 1737% college gradsD+4.1Not up in 2026District 34
37% college gradsR+10.4CountingDistrict 32
25% college gradsR+51.5Held RDistrict 30
31% college gradsR+3.2Flipped D
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET