2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for Missouri House District 161
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Steve Hodges (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Gary Branum (R) by 1.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Steve HodgesDemocrat · winner
50.7%5,501
Gary BranumRepublican
49.3%5,349
10,850 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