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1996Final results

1996 election for Missouri House District 86

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

W. Todd Akin (R) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Leonard Hyman (D) by 34.9 points.

W. Todd AkinRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.4%10,791
32.6%5,210
16,001 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+2.01988R+3.61990R+39.01994R+34.91996R+32.01998R+40.92002

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