2000Final results
2000 election for Missouri House District 53
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Richard Franklin (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Stan McClatchey (R) by 32.7 points.
Richard FranklinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.0%8,545
Stan McClatcheyRepublican
32.3%4,244
Mark W. KuefelLibertarian
2.7%358
13,147 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