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1996Final results

1996 election for Missouri House District 81

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

James Michael Foley (D) won with 74.8% of the vote, defeating Chet Boeke (R) by 49.6 points.

James Michael FoleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.8%8,756
Chet BoekeRepublican
25.2%2,953
11,709 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+34.11984D+46.21990D+41.91992D+49.61996D+55.32022D+56.22024

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