2022 Missouri Senate election explained

Election Name:	2022 Missouri Senate election
Country:	Missouri
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2020 Missouri Senate election
Previous Year:	2020
Next Election:	2024 Missouri Senate election
Next Year:	2024
Seats For Election:	17 even-numbered districts in the Missouri Senate
Majority Seats:	18
Leader1:	Dave Schatz (retired)
Party1:	Missouri Republican Party
Leader Since1:	January 9, 2019
Seats Before1:	24
Seats After1:	24
Popular Vote1:	682,007
Percentage1:	67.54%
Leader2:	John Rizzo
Party2:	Missouri Democratic Party
Leader Since2:	January 5, 2018
Seats Before2:	10
Seats After2:	10
Popular Vote2:	313,588
Percentage2:	31.05%
President pro tempore
Before Election:	Dave Schatz
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Caleb Rowden
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 2022 Missouri Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, with the primary election held on Tuesday, August 2, 2022.^{[1] [2]} Missouri voters selected state senators in the 17 even-numbered districts of the Senate to serve four-year terms.^[3]

The election coincided with United States national elections and Missouri state elections, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Auditor, and Missouri House.^{[4] [5]}

Following the previous election in 2020, Republicans held a 24-to-10-seat supermajority over Democrats.^[6] The balance of power remained unchanged with Republicans keeping their supermajority of 24-to-10 over Democrats.^[7]

These were the first elections in Missouri following the 2020 United States redistricting cycle, which resulted in redrawn legislative district boundaries.^{[8] [9]}

Overview

Statewide

Party	Candi- dates	Votes		Seats
No.		%	No.	+/– !	%
		16	682,007	67.54%	14		82.35%
		12	313,588	31.05%	3		17.65%
		2	14,209	1.41%	0		0.00%
			24	0.00%	0		0.00%
Total	30	1,009,828	100.00%	17		100.00%

Close races

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

District 24, 8.569%

Summary of results by Senate district

Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.

Senate District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party
2	Bob Onder		Rep	Nick Schroer		Rep
4	Karla May		Dem	Karla May		Dem
6	Mike Bernskoetter		Rep	Mike Bernskoetter		Rep
8	Mike Cierpiot		Rep	Mike Cierpiot		Rep
10	Jeanie Riddle		Rep	Travis Fitzwater		Rep
12	Dan Hegeman		Rep	Rusty Black		Rep
14	Brian Williams		Dem	Brian Williams		Dem
16	Justin Brown		Rep	Justin Brown		Rep
18	Cindy O'Laughlin		Rep	Cindy O'Laughlin		Rep
20	Eric Burlison		Rep	Curtis Trent		Rep
22	Paul Wieland		Rep	Mary Elizabeth Coleman		Rep
24	Jill Schupp		Dem	Tracy McCreery		Dem
26	Dave Schatz		Rep	Benjamin "Ben" Brown		Rep
28	Sandy Crawford		Rep	Sandy Crawford		Rep
30	Lincoln Hough		Rep	Lincoln Hough		Rep
32	Bill White		Rep	Jill Carter		Rep
34	Tony Luetkemeyer		Rep	Tony Luetkemeyer		Rep

Detailed Results by Senate District

Sources for election results:

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District 2 • District 4 • District 6 • District 8 • District 10 • District 12 • District 14 • District 16 • District 18 • District 20 • District 22 • District 24 • District 26 • District 28 • District 30 • District 32 • District 34

District 2

|-!colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results|-|-!colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results|-

District 4

|-!colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results|-|-!colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results|-

District 6

|-!colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results|-

District 8

|-!colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results|-|-!colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results|-

District 10

|-!colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results|-|-!colspan="5"|Libertarian Party Primary Results|-

District 12

|-!colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results|-|-!colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results|-

District 14

|-!colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results|-

District 16

|-!colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results|-|-!colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results|-

District 18

|-!colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results|-|-!colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results|-

District 20

|-!colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results|-

District 22

|-!colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results|-|-!colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results|-

District 24

|-!colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results|-|-!colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results|-|-!colspan="5"|Libertarian Party Primary Results|-

District 26

|-!colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results|-|-!colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results|-

District 28

|-!colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results|-

District 30

|-!colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results|-|-!colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results|-

District 32

|-!colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results|-

District 34

|-!colspan="5"|Republican Party Primary Results|-|-!colspan="5"|Democratic Party Primary Results|-

See also

• 2022 United States elections
• 2022 United States Senate election in Missouri
• 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri
• 2022 Missouri elections
• 2022 Missouri House of Representatives election
• Missouri General Assembly
• Missouri Senate

External links

• State Senate
• Election at Ballotpedia
  • • Web site: League of Women Voters of Missouri . (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ballotpedia. Missouri State Senate elections, 2022. June 16, 2024.
2. Web site: 2022 State Primary Election Dates and Filing Deadlines. June 2, 2024 . . en-US.
3. Web site: Missouri Senate. June 19, 2024 . . en-US.
4. Web site: Official Election Returns - State of Missouri - 08/02/2022 - 2022 Primary Election, Tuesday, August 02, 2022. June 16, 2024 . Missouri Secretary of State. en-US.
5. Web site: Official Election Returns - State of Missouri - General Election, November 08, 2022, Tuesday, November 8, 2022. June 16, 2024 . Missouri Secretary of State. en-US.
6. Web site: Ballotpedia. Missouri State Senate elections, 2020. June 16, 2024.
7. Web site: Pivoney. Ryan. November 10, 2022. Jefferson City News Tribune. Republicans maintain supermajority in Missouri Legislature following midterms. June 19, 2024.
8. Web site: Final Redistricting Maps. June 14, 2024 . . en-US.
9. Web site: Statewide Senate Map. June 19, 2024 . . en-US.
10. Web site: Jacobson . Louis . May 19, 2022 . The Battle for State Legislatures . May 19, 2022.