Republican Ben Brown will continue to represent District 26 in the state Senate.
Brown of Washington received 44,018 votes, 65.84 percent, to defeat Democrat Vicky Wors of Union, who received 22,834 votes, 34.16 percent, according to complete, but unofficial election results.
In St. Louis County, Brown received 2,840 votes, 55.17 percent, Wors received 2,308 votes, 44.83 percent, according to complete, but unofficial election results.
Brown was first elected to the state Senate in 2022. The district includes Eureka in west St. Louis County as well as Franklin, Gasconade, Osage and Warren counties.
“I’m honored for the opportunity,” Brown said. “I have said many times that representing this district has truly been one of the honors of my life. I am incredibly grateful for the trust that the voters have put in me. I plan to continue to work tirelessly to find every way I can to improve this state and improve the lives of the people who live here.”
Brown attended Lafayette High School and the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has served as chair of Franklin County Central Committee as well as Missouri’s National Committeeman for the Federation of Young Republicans, and he has been a restauranteur and small-business owner since 2013.
Brown said it felt good to win by a large margin.
“I know that the sentiment has shifted onto the Democrat side, driven by things that have happened in the state and national level,” he said. “I think that Republicans need to make sure they are staying in tuned and engaged with the people who they represent.”
Wors was unable to be reached by phone on Tuesday night.
She is the retired owner of Wors Consulting LLC. She previously worked as a business consultant for small- to mid-sized organizations, targeting recruitment, communications, compensation and benefits, policies and procedures.
State senators are elected to four-year terms and currently receive a $41,770 salary, plus mileage and a per-diem payment for expenses for each day the General Assembly is in session. Senators are limited to serving two terms.