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1996Final results

1996 election for Missouri House District 84

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Joan Bray (D) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Perkins (R) by 32.3 points.

Joan BrayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.9%8,317
32.6%4,183
2.4%312
12,812 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

EvenR+48.61990D+35.01992D+20.41994D+32.31996D+27.21998D+29.82000

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

The candidates

Joan Bray (D)Robert E. Perkins (R)

Also on the ballot: Richard E. Illyes (Libertarian), 2.4%