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2006Final results

2006 election for Missouri House District 16

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Carl L. Bearden (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Carl L. Appelbaum (D) by 10.7 points.

Carl L. BeardenRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.4%8,034
44.6%6,478
14,512 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

EvenR+25.01996R+13.12000R+8.12004R+10.72006R+6.12008R+33.12010

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET