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1996Final results

1996 election for Missouri House District 68

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

James Otoole (D) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Matt Hoffman (R) by 36.1 points.

James OtooleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.0%9,698
Matt HoffmanRepublican
32.0%4,558
14,256 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+53.01976Even1992D+28.41994D+36.11996D+43.31998D+22.12000

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