Election Name: | Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2010 |
Country: | Missouri |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2008 |
Previous Year: | 2008 |
Next Election: | Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2012 |
Next Year: | 2012 |
Seats For Election: | 163 seats in the Missouri House of Representatives |
Majority Seats: | 82 |
Election Date: | November 2, 2010 |
Image1: | Ron Richard.jpg |
Leader1: | Ron Richard (retired) |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Leaders Seat1: | 129th-Joplin |
Seats Before1: | 89 |
Seats After1: | 105 |
Seat Change1: | 16 |
Popular Vote1: | 1,075,925 |
Percentage1: | 59.28% |
Leader2: | Paul LeVota |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Leaders Seat2: | 52nd-Independence |
Seats Before2: | 74 |
Seats After2: | 58 |
Seat Change2: | 16 |
Popular Vote2: | 707,428 |
Percentage2: | 38.98% |
Map Size: | 380px |
Speaker | |
Posttitle: | Elected Speaker |
Before Election: | Ron Richard |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Steven Tilley |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 2010 elections for the Missouri House of Representatives were held on November 2, 2010, with all districts being contested. Necessary primary elections were held on August 3, 2010.[1] The Republicans increased their majority in the chamber by 16 seats.
105 | 58 | |
Republican | Democratic |
Candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | |||||||||||||
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align=center | 2008 | align=center | 2010 | align=center | +/- | align=center | Strength | align=center | Vote | align=center | % | ||||
Republican | align=right | 134 | align=right | 89 | align=right | 105 | align=right | 16 | align=right | 64.6% | align=right | 1,075,925 | align=right | 59.28% | |
Democratic | align=right | 122 | align=right | 74 | align=right | 58 | align=right | 16 | align=right | 35.6% | align=right | 707,428 | align=right | 38.98% | |
Constitution | align=right | 18 | align=right | - | align=right | - | align=right | - | align=right | - | align=right | 12,414 | align=right | 0.68% | |
Libertarian | align=right | 10 | align=right | - | align=right | - | align=right | - | align=right | - | align=right | 10,483 | align=right | 0.58% | |
Independent/Write-In | align=right | 6 | align=right | - | align=right | - | align=right | - | align=right | - | align=right | 8,165 | align=right | 0.48% | |
1.5 candidates ran as independents. In District 72, Marva Miller received 598 write-in votes, making her the sixth.