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Missouri › Missouri State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Missouri State Senate District 4
D vs DSame-party general election. Two Democrats advanced to November: the seat stays Democratic.
Gina Mitten has no major-party opponent.
Gina Mitten has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
Democratic
Gina Mitten
Former state representative of District 83
- Experience
- State legislature
DemocraticCandidate
Steve Butz
State representative of District 81
- Experience
- State legislature
DemocraticCandidate
Peter Merideth
Former state representative of District 80
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+50: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 169,926
- People per km²
- 1,911
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 57%
- White, no degree
- 28%of adults
- White 70%
- Hispanic 5%
- Black 15%
- Asian 5%
- Other / multiracial 5%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024 President Vote in this district
91,374 two-party votes · D+50.7 · D+52.2 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)75.3%
Donald Trump (R)24.7%
2022
69,325 votes · D+48.3✓ Karla May (D)74.2%
Mary Theresa McLean (R)25.8%
2020 President Vote in this district
97,755 two-party votes · D+49.1 · D+44.5 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)74.5%
Donald Trump (R)25.5%
2018 Earlier district lines
73,810 votes · D+54.1✓ Karla May (D)77.1%
Robert J Crump (R)22.9%
2016 Earlier district lines
80,993 votes · Uncontested by the other partyJacob W. Hummel (D)70.7%
Bryan Young (—)25.5%
Michael G. Lewis (—)3.7%
2016 President Vote in this district
86,496 two-party votes · D+42.2 · D+40.0 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)71.1%
Donald Trump (R)28.9%