Missouri State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Missouri Senate District 27
A district of about 178,000 people, 25% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+55.9 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Jamie Burger (R) · won100.0%
Unopposed.
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
15 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 | Jamie Burger (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Holly Rehder (R) | Donnie Owens (D) | 53.8 |
| 2016 | Wayne Wallingford (R) | Donnie Owens (D) | 48.9 |
| 2012 | Wayne Wallingford (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Jason G. Crowell (R) | Linda Sanders (D) | 28.5 |
| 2004 | Jason G. Crowell (R) | Donnie Owens (D) | 34.1 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Peter Kinder (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Peter Kinder (R) | Rick R. Althaus (D) | 27.5 |
| 1992 | Peter Kinder (R) | Betty Hearnes (D) | 10.8 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | John Dennis (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | John Dennis (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | John Dennis (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | John Dennis (D) | Howard C. Tooke (R) | 16.6 |
| 1972 | A. M. Spradling Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | A. M. Spradling Jr. (D) | Clinton M. Wunderlich (R) | 23.2 |
Primaries: 1980 Democratic primary · 1976 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 27
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 27's area in each.
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2018 | |
|---|---|
| U.S. Senate | R+44.5 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
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 27.
Lower than 58% of seats.
Higher than 67% of seats.
Lower than 88% of seats.
Higher than 61% of seats.
Lower than 61% of seats.
Less dense than 82% 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.
District 629% college gradsR+49.3Held RDistrict 10
25% college gradsR+46.2Held RDistrict 26
23% college gradsR+48.4Held RDistrict 18
21% college gradsR+53.8Held R
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