1976Final results
1976 election for Missouri House District 56
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Carl Muckler (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Dorothy M. Cunningham (R) by 15.9 points.
Carl MucklerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.0%7,340
Dorothy M. CunninghamRepublican
42.0%5,321
12,661 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET