1968Final results
1968 election for Missouri Senate District 1
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Robert Pentland (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Fred Whaley (R) by 9.1 points.
Robert PentlandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.5%28,558
Fred WhaleyRepublican
45.5%23,810
52,368 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