1998Final results
1998 election for Missouri House District 56
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Matt Bartle (R) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating David M. Cooper (D) by 23.8 points.
Matt BartleRepublican · winner
60.7%8,663
David M. CooperDemocrat
36.9%5,266
Alfred C. JohnsonReform
2.5%353
14,282 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET