2006Final results
2006 election for Missouri House District 97
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Walt Bivins (R) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas C. Knowles II (D) by 24.3 points.
Walt BivinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.2%9,359
Thomas C. Knowles IIDemocrat
37.8%5,698
15,057 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