Missouri's 8th 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 [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]}

Geography

The district is based in southeastern Jackson County, within the Kansas City metropolitan area. ^[2] Major municipalities in the district include Blue Springs, Greenwood, and Lee's Summit. The district is also home to Blue Springs Lake, Lake Jacomo, and the Missouri Town Living History Museum.

Election results (1998-2022)

1998

Missouri's 8th Senatorial District election (1998) ^[4]

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

2002

Missouri's 8th Senatorial District election (2002) ^[5]

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

2006

Missouri's 8th Senatorial District election (2006) ^[6]

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

2010

Missouri's 8th Senatorial District election (2010) ^[7]

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

2014

Missouri's 8th Senatorial District election (2014) ^[8]

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

2017

Missouri's 8th Senatorial District special election (2017) ^[9]

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

2018

Missouri's 8th Senatorial District election (2018) ^[10]

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

2022

Missouri's 8th Senatorial District election (2022) ^{[11] [2]}

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

Statewide election results

Year	Office	Results
2008	President	McCain 55.1 – 43.7%
2012	President	Romney 58.8 – 41.2%
2016	President	Trump 55.5 – 38.9%
	Senate	Blunt 49.0 – 46.5%
	Governor	Greitens 52.1 – 44.9%
2018	Senate	Hawley 50.4 – 46.9%
2020	President	Trump 52.3 – 45.7%
	Governor	Parson 53.4 – 44.6%

Source: ^[12]

References

1. U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Missouri State Senate District 8, MO
2. "Senator Mike Cierpiot". Missouri Senate.
3. Morabith, Anthony (March 5, 2024). "Missouri bill to restrict automated license plate reader systems". Missourinet. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
4. 1998 General Election Results
5. 2002 General Election Results
6. 2006 General Election Results
7. 2010 General Election Results
8. 2014 General Election Results
9. 2017 Special Election Results
10. 2018 General Election Results
11. 2022 General Election Results
12. "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved February 27, 2025.