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1968Final results

1968 election for Missouri House District 127

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Richard Smallwood (D) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Luther W. Martin (R) by 16.1 points.

Richard SmallwoodDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.1%6,025
41.9%4,351
10,376 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

EvenR+27.51972R+29.31976R+16.51980R+22.21982R+27.61988R+34.92000

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