1996Final results
1996 election for Missouri Senate District 21
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
James Mathewson (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Dave Oetting (R) by 10.3 points.
James MathewsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.1%34,868
Dave OettingRepublican
44.9%28,356
63,224 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET