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1986Final results

1986 election for Missouri Senate District 16

Missouri State Senate · Missouri

Michael Lybyer (D) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Ike Lovan (R) by 15.8 points.

Michael LybyerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.9%24,897
Ike LovanRepublican
42.1%18,098
42,995 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+13.01982D+15.81986D+26.41990D+10.81994R+16.01998R+42.32002

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