1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Missouri House District 4
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Phil Tate (D) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating A. Junior Polley (R) by 18.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Phil TateDemocrat · winner
59.4%6,671
A. Junior PolleyRepublican
40.6%4,566
11,237 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