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1968Final resultsSpecial election

1968 special election for Missouri Senate District 8

Missouri State Senate · Missouri

Donald Manford (D) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Bob Frank (R) by 35.3 points.

Donald ManfordDemocrat · winner
67.6%7,470
Bob FrankRepublican
32.4%3,575
11,045 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenD+38.61974D+48.61978R+10.01982R+6.71986R+7.51990R+13.31994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET