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1976Final results

1976 election for Missouri House District 131

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Richard Hamilton (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Gene Farnham (R) by 26.9 points.

Richard HamiltonDemocrat · winner
63.5%2,975
Gene FarnhamRepublican
36.5%1,713
4,688 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenD+54.81974D+26.91976D+37.21978D+4.21982R+4.21984D+5.51986

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