2000Final results
2000 election for Missouri House District 16
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Carl L. Bearden (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Jim Oberts (D) by 13.1 points.
Carl L. BeardenRepublican · winner
56.5%9,837
Jim ObertsDemocrat
43.5%7,565
17,402 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET