1986Final results
1986 election for Missouri House District 53
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
William T. Dawson (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Sam Newhouse (R) by 2.3 points.
William T. DawsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.2%4,505
Sam NewhouseRepublican
48.8%4,302
8,807 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