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1968Final results

1968 election for Missouri House District 62

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

James E. Godfrey (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Joseph J. Hanses (R) by 10.1 points.

James E. GodfreyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.1%7,461
44.9%6,087
13,548 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+51.91972D+70.91976D+80.11978D+88.21982D+85.91992R+34.72002

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