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1986 election for Missouri House District 3

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Beth M. Wheeler (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Charles D. Hoffman (R) by 0.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Beth M. WheelerDemocrat · winner
50.4%5,199
49.6%5,120
10,319 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

EvenR+15.91976R+8.91978R+37.81980D+0.81986D+17.31988D+42.51990

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