2000Final results
2000 election for Missouri House District 97
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Carl H. Hendrickson (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Elaine Bennett (D) by 22.4 points.
Carl H. HendricksonRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%10,669
Elaine BennettDemocrat
38.8%6,771
17,440 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