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1968 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1968 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election?

Richard H. Ichord won the 1968 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election. Richard H. Ichord received 108,416 popular votes (57.5%). The main challenger was Eugene E Northern (41.99%).

See the full head-to-head between Ichord and Northern

Ichord +15.5 pts · won by 29,237 votes
Richard H. IchordDemocraticWINNER57.5%
108,416 votes
Eugene E NorthernRepublican41.99%
79,179 votes
Charles H ByfordIndependent0.51%
953 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.