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1996Final results

1996 election for Missouri House District 97

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Carl H. Hendrickson (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Jamie Kirk (D) by 14.8 points.

Carl H. HendricksonRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.4%9,474
Jamie KirkDemocrat
42.6%7,025
16,499 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+30.11990D+5.11992R+11.81994R+14.81996R+22.31998R+22.42000

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