2020 Missouri Senate election explained

Election Name:Missouri Senate elections, 2020
Country:Missouri
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 Missouri Senate election
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 Missouri Senate election
Next Year:2022
Seats For Election:17 of Missouri's 34 Senate seats in the Missouri Senate.
Leader1:Dave Schatz
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Leader Since1:January 9, 2019
Leaders Seat1:26th district
Seats Before1:24
Seats After1:24
Popular Vote1:731,386
Percentage1:53.38%
Leader2:Gina Walsh
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Leader Since2:July 7, 2016
Leaders Seat2:13th district
Seats Before2:10
Seats After2:10
Popular Vote2:598,526
Percentage2:43.68%
Map Size:300px
President pro tempore
Before Election:Dave Schatz
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Dave Schatz
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2020 Missouri Senate elections were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 17 Missouri State Senators to the Missouri Senate. Half of the Senate's thirty-four seats are up for election every two years, with each Senator serving four-year terms.[1] The last time that these seats were up for election was the 2016 Missouri Senate election, and the next time that these seats will be up for election will be the 2024 Missouri State Senate election.

Results summary

Statewide

Party Candi-
dates
Votes Seats
No. % No. +/– !%
14 731,386 53.38% 10 58.82%
13 598,526 43.68% 7 41.18%
2 24,717 1.80% 0 0.00%
1 15,383 1.12% 0 0.00%
3 90 0.00% 0 0.00%
Total 29 1,370,102 100.00% 17 100.00%

District

Results of the 2020 Missouri State Senate elections by district:[3]

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District 1 43,495 44.57% 54,095 55.43% - - 97,590 100.00% Democratic hold
District 3 65,686 100.00% - - - - 65,686 100.00% Republican hold
District 5 8,349 12.90% 56,379 87.10% - - 64,728 100.00% Democratic hold
District 7 - - 70,586 82.09% 15,401 17.91% 85,987 100.00% Democratic hold
District 9 11,026 17.64% 51,463 82.36% - - 62,489 100.00% Democratic hold
District 11 - - 50,065 100.00% - - 50,065 100.00% Democratic hold
District 13 - - 64,191 87.56% 9,122 12.44% 73,313 100.00% Democratic hold
District 15 61,172 53.99% 52,132 46.01% - - 113,304 100.00% Republican hold
District 17 45,141 46.62% 51,690 53.38% - - 96,831 100.00% Democratic hold
District 19 50,570 51.60% 47,367 48.33% 72 0.07% 98,009 100.00% Republican hold
District 21 61,698 79.82% - - 15,595 20.17% 77,293 100.00% Republican hold
District 23 57,988 57.25% 43,306 42.75% - - 101,294 100.00% Republican hold
District 25 58,215 100.00% - - - - 58,215 100.00% Republican hold
District 27 63,644 76.88% 19,135 23.12% - - 82,779 100.00% Republican hold
District 29 75,582 100.00% - - - - 75,582 100.00% Republican hold
District 31 63,929 71.42% 25,584 28.58% - - 89,513 100.00% Republican hold
District 33 64,891 83.81% 12,533 16.19% - - 77,424 100.00% Republican hold
Total 731,386 53.38% 598,526 43.68% 40,190 2.93% 1,370,102 100.00%

Close races

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

District 15, 7.98%
District 17, 6.74%
District 19, 3.27%

District 1

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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District 3

Republican primary

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District 5

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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District 7

Democratic primary

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Green primary

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District 9

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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District 11

Democratic primary

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District 13

Democratic primary

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Libertarian primary

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District 15

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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District 17

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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District 19

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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District 21

Republican primary

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Libertarian primary

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District 23

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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District 25

Republican primary

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District 27

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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District 29

Republican primary

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District 31

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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District 33

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Missouri Election Results . The New York Times . November 19, 2020 . 3 November 2020.
  2. Web site: October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races. The Cook Political Report. November 1, 2020.
  3. Web site: Election Night Results . Missouri Secretary of State . November 20, 2020.