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1968Final results

1968 election for Missouri House District 159

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Fred Copeland (D) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating Francis Hulshof (R) by 45.7 points.

Fred CopelandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.9%5,518
Francis HulshofRepublican
27.1%2,054
7,572 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+19.91978D+27.11980R+13.31982R+25.71986D+43.01992D+43.01996

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