1968Final results
1968 election for Missouri Senate District 5
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Raymond Howard (D) won with 85.0% of the vote, defeating O. M. Carey (R) by 70.1 points.
Raymond HowardDemocrat · winner
85.0%14,978
O. M. CareyRepublican
15.0%2,636
17,614 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