1996Final results
1996 election for Missouri House District 16
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Rich Chrismer (R) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Michael Lee Tomlinson (D) by 25.0 points.
Rich ChrismerRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.5%9,394
Michael Lee TomlinsonDemocrat
37.5%5,637
15,031 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET