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1988Final results

1988 election for Missouri House District 96

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Francis Barnes (R) won with 93.1% of the vote, defeating I. Oberdan (Lib) by 86.2 points.

Francis BarnesRepublican · winner · incumbent
93.1%14,344
I. OberdanLibertarian
6.9%1,062
15,406 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenR+25.11974R+13.61976R+15.71978R+48.61980D+46.21992D+11.81994

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