1968Final results
1968 election for Missouri House District 17
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Jewel Kennedy (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Merrill (D) by 1.2 points.
Jewel KennedyRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.6%7,552
Robert A. MerrillDemocrat
49.4%7,377
14,929 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET