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1974 election for Missouri House District 56

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Carl Muckler (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Constance Pruitt (R) by 16.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Carl MucklerDemocrat · winner
58.3%4,554
41.7%3,251
7,805 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenR+28.91972D+16.71974D+15.91976D+53.71978R+2.01980D+89.51986

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