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1968Final results

1968 election for Missouri House District 109

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Melvin Vogelsmeier (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Bishop (D) by 9.7 points.

Melvin VogelsmeierRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.8%6,740
45.2%5,553
12,293 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+39.11974D+56.01978D+20.41980D+40.21982R+8.41992R+39.31994

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