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1968Final results

1968 election for Missouri House District 56

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Ben Misbauer (D) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating Richard Zell (R) by 39.0 points.

Ben MisbauerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.5%3,653
Richard ZellRepublican
30.5%1,602
5,255 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+28.91972D+16.71974D+15.91976D+53.71978R+2.01980D+89.51986

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