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      Home/Elections/1996/US House/Missouri/MO-07
      1996·US House·Missouri·District profile →

      Missouri District 7 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Roy Blunt
      64.9%162,558 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Ruth Bamberger
      31.6%79,306 votes
      Margin
      R+33.2
      250,584 total votes
      4 candidates250,584 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Roy BluntREP✓
      		REP162,55864.9%
      Ruth BambergerDEM
      		DEM79,30631.6%
      Mike HarmanLIB
      		LIB6,5432.6%
      Sharalyn HarrisOTH
      		OTH2,1770.9%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+42.6
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+1.2
      R+40R+20EvenD+20D+4020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202428.1%70.7%R+42.6375,614
      202028.4%69.8%R+41.4364,374
      201624.8%70.2%R+45.4330,930
      201231.0%69.0%R+38.0307,742
      200835.3%62.9%R+27.6332,368

      Seat History

      US House in Missouri

      2024
      Eric W BurlisonREP
      R+45.3
      2022
      Eric W BurlisonREP
      R+44.1
      Redistricted
      2020
      Billy LongREP
      R+42.3
      2018
      Billy LongREP
      R+36.1
      2016
      Billy LongREP
      R+40.1
      2014
      Billy LongREP
      R+34.6
      2012
      Billy LongREP
      R+33.0
      Redistricted
      2010
      Billy LongREP
      R+33.0
      2008
      Roy BluntREP
      R+39.6
      2006
      Roy BluntREP
      R+36.6
      2004
      Roy BluntREP
      R+42.2
      2002
      Roy BluntREP
      R+51.8
      Redistricted
      2000
      Roy BluntREP
      R+49.9
      1998
      Roy BluntREP
      R+48.3
      View all US House history for Missouri →

      Candidates

      Roy BluntREP
      Record9W-0L
      Avg MarginR+11.1
      Career1996-2016
      US Senate / US House
      Full profile →
      Mike HarmanLIB
      Record0W-3L
      Avg MarginR+45.7
      Career1988-1998
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      Ruth BambergerDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1996-1996
      US House
      Full profile →
      Sharalyn HarrisOTH
      Record0W-3L
      Avg MarginR+80.4
      Career1994-2000
      US House / State House
      Full profile →

      Also in Missouri, 1996

      President1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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