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1996Final results

1996 election for Missouri House District 7

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Jewell D. H. Patek (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating James R. Beemer (D) by 4.3 points.

Jewell D. H. PatekRepublican · winner
52.2%7,055
47.8%6,471
13,526 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+46.21978D+22.31986R+16.11992R+4.31996R+43.61998R+38.62000

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