Missouri's 8th Senate district

Missouri's 8th
State Senate district
Missouri's 8th; State Senate district
Senator
	Mike Cierpiot; R–Lee's Summit
Demographics	79% White; 8% Black; 6% Hispanic; 2% Asian; 4% Multiracial
Population (2023)	180,321

Demographics79% White
8% Black
6% Hispanic
2% Asian
4% Multiracial

Population(2023)180,321^[1]

Missouri's 8th Senatorial District is one of 34 districts in the Missouri Senate. The district has been represented by Republican Mike Cierpiot since 2018.^[2]^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Kenney	34,470	56.3
	Republican	Pat Starke	25,558	41.7
	Libertarian	Chris Caviness	1,215	2.0
Total votes			61,243	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Bartle	36,393	61.0
	Democratic	Bruce Dotson	23,289	39.0
Total votes			59,682	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Bartle (incumbent)	43,860	58.5
	Democratic	Jason Norbury	31,120	41.5
Total votes			74,980	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Will Kraus	50,615	79.4
	Libertarian	Kevin Parr	13,157	20.6
Total votes			63,772	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Will Kraus (incumbent)	31,432	100.0
Total votes			31,432	100.0
	Republican hold

2026 candidates

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Cierpiot	12,852	50.3
	Democratic	Hillary Shields	10,872	42.6
	Independent	Jacob Turk	1,806	7.1
Total votes			25,530	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Cierpiot (incumbent)	41,150	54.7
	Democratic	Hillary Shields	34,127	45.3
Total votes			75,277	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Cierpiot (incumbent)	38,018	55.8
	Democratic	Antoine D. Jennings	30,100	44.2
Total votes			68,118	100.0
	Republican hold