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1996Final results

1996 election for Missouri Senate District 23

Missouri State Senate · Missouri

Steven E. Ehlmann (R) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating George E. Hahn Jr. (D) by 28.4 points.

Steven E. EhlmannRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.0%41,113
34.6%22,557
Kurt C. TrachteLibertarian
2.4%1,588
65,258 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+28.71984D+14.81988R+12.91992R+28.41996R+8.52000R+15.92004

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

The candidates