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1986Final results

1986 election for Missouri House District 163

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Lew W. Maddox (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Carlos Welty (R) by 29.4 points.

Lew W. MaddoxDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.7%3,920
Carlos WeltyRepublican
35.3%2,139
6,059 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+14.51996D+8.61998R+2.42002R+11.52004D+17.22006R+9.52010

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