1996Final results
1996 election for Missouri House District 161
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Fred Copeland (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Lanie Black (R) by 10.6 points.
Fred CopelandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.3%6,059
Lanie BlackRepublican
44.7%4,893
10,952 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