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1996Final results

1996 election for Missouri House District 118

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Matt Boatright (R) won with 83.4% of the vote, defeating Randy Sparks (Ind) by 66.8 points.

Matt BoatrightRepublican · winner · incumbent
83.4%10,301
Randy SparksIndependent
16.6%2,050
12,351 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+16.31982R+22.41986R+28.81992R+45.01994R+23.32002R+22.32006

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