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1968Final results

1968 election for Missouri House District 158

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Fred Defield (D) won with 75.9% of the vote, defeating Frank Carter (R) by 51.7 points.

Fred DefieldDemocrat · winner
75.9%4,222
Frank CarterRepublican
24.1%1,343
5,565 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+10.11974D+6.11978D+17.91980D+2.01984D+1.81986R+18.91988

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