1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Missouri House District 56
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Jean H. Mathews (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Carl Muckler (D) by 2.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jean H. MathewsRepublican · winner
51.0%6,706
Carl MucklerDemocrat · incumbent
49.0%6,441
13,147 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET