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1996Final results

1996 election for Missouri House District 36

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Rodger L. Fitzwater (D) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Patton (R) by 32.8 points.

Rodger L. FitzwaterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.4%7,626
Jim PattonRepublican
33.6%3,860
11,486 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+67.81986D+33.21992D+27.71994D+32.81996D+33.51998R+2.92004

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