1986Final results
1986 election for Missouri House District 31
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
John Birch (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Fred Pouche (R) by 20.6 points.
John BirchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.3%5,676
Fred PoucheRepublican
39.7%3,735
9,411 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET