1986Final results
1986 election for Missouri House District 8
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Edward H. Schellhorn (D) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Rex K. Smith (R) by 42.7 points.
Edward H. SchellhornDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.4%5,586
Rex K. SmithRepublican
28.6%2,242
7,828 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