2006Final results
2006 election for Missouri House District 131
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Marilyn Ruestman (R) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating Ben Carnahan (D) by 39.0 points.
Marilyn RuestmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.5%7,768
Ben CarnahanDemocrat
30.5%3,409
11,177 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET