1996Final results
1996 election for Missouri House District 71
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Rita D. Days (D) won with 83.7% of the vote, defeating Tim Dreste (R) by 67.3 points.
Rita D. DaysDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.7%8,340
Tim DresteRepublican
16.3%1,628
9,968 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