1996Final results
1996 election for Missouri House District 17
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Don R. Kissell (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Buddy Hardin (R) by 8.0 points.
Don R. KissellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.0%6,243
Buddy HardinRepublican
46.0%5,319
11,562 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