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1986Final results

1986 election for Missouri House District 49

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Derek Holland (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Fran Bennett (D) by 35.6 points.

Derek HollandRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%6,728
Fran BennettDemocrat
32.2%3,192
9,920 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+45.91974R+21.51982R+34.31984R+35.61986R+12.31988D+25.11996

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