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1968Final results

1968 election for Missouri Senate District 9

Missouri State Senate · Missouri

Edgar John Keating (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Victor Battle (R) by 24.8 points.

Edgar John KeatingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.4%20,263
Victor BattleRepublican
37.6%12,204
32,467 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+61.61980D+44.31983 special electionD+65.71988D+62.11992D+64.72020D+58.62024

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