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1996Final results

1996 election for Missouri House District 23

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Timothy Harlan (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating C. Bruce Cornett (R) by 11.5 points.

Timothy HarlanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.3%9,623
C. Bruce CornettRepublican
42.8%7,587
Gordon RogersLibertarian
2.9%506
17,716 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

EvenD+41.61990D+40.21992D+19.71994D+11.51996D+20.21998D+31.52002

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

The candidates

Timothy Harlan (D)C. Bruce Cornett (R)

Also on the ballot: Gordon Rogers (Libertarian), 2.9%