1968Final results
1968 election for Missouri House District 5
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Ray S. James (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Jack Z. Krigel (D) by 3.3 points.
Ray S. JamesRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.7%6,176
Jack Z. KrigelDemocrat
48.3%5,781
11,957 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