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1996Final results

1996 election for Missouri Senate District 19

Missouri State Senate · Missouri

Ken Jacob (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Frank A. Martin (R) by 28.5 points.

Ken JacobDemocrat · winner
62.4%39,971
Frank A. MartinRepublican
33.9%21,703
Daniel DodsonLibertarian
3.7%2,353
64,027 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+36.91984D+43.01988D+37.91992D+28.51996D+17.12000D+5.12004

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

The candidates

Ken Jacob (D)Frank A. Martin (R)

Also on the ballot: Daniel Dodson (Libertarian), 3.7%