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1968Final results

1968 election for Missouri House District 131

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Howard Garrett (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Charles B. Thomas (R) by 19.3 points.

Howard GarrettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.7%961
40.3%650
1,611 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+54.81974D+26.91976D+37.21978D+4.21982R+4.21984D+5.51986

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