1986Final results
1986 election for Missouri House District 97
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Marion Cairns (R) won with 76.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Dreste (D) by 53.8 points.
Marion CairnsRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.9%9,934
Bill DresteDemocrat
23.1%2,983
12,917 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