1968Final results
1968 election for Missouri Senate District 21
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Omer H. Avery (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Buell Baclesse (R) by 3.6 points.
Omer H. AveryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.8%30,099
Buell BaclesseRepublican
48.2%27,990
58,089 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