1996Final results
1996 election for Missouri House District 20
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Gracia Y. Backer (D) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Gary R. Ellis (R) by 40.4 points.
Gracia Y. BackerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.2%8,717
Gary R. EllisRepublican
28.8%3,631
Charles RohdeLibertarian
1.9%243
12,591 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