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1996Final results

1996 election for Missouri House District 83

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

S. Sue Shear (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Kim Loutzenhiser (R) by 30.1 points.

S. Sue ShearDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.8%9,585
33.7%5,067
Mark R. KaufmannLibertarian
2.5%370
15,022 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+27.61990D+28.91992D+23.41994D+30.11996D+17.61998D+33.62000

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

The candidates

S. Sue Shear (D)Kim Loutzenhiser (R)

Also on the ballot: Mark R. Kaufmann (Libertarian), 2.5%