1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 Missouri election results
Every race on Missouri's ballot in the 1988 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races192
Changed party11
Unopposed45%86 races
Incumbents defeated2
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | George H.w. Bush (R) | 4.0 |
U.S. Senate
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | John Danforth (R) | 36.0 |
Governors
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | John Ashcroft (R) | 29.8 |
U.S. House
D 5 · R 4
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO-1 | Wm. Lacy Clay (D) | 44.6 | |
| MO-2 | John Buechner (R) | 33.7 | |
| MO-3 | Richard Gephardt (D) | 26.5 | |
| MO-4 | Ike Skelton (D) | 43.6 | |
| MO-5 | Alan Wheat (D) | 41.8 | |
| MO-6 | Tom Coleman (R) | 18.7 | |
| MO-7 | Melton Hancock (R) | 6.9 | |
| MO-8 | Bill Emerson (R) | 16.2 | |
| MO-9 | Harold Volkmer (D) | 35.8 |
Missouri State Senate
D 12 · R 5 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Irene Treppler (R) | 0.7 | |
| SD-3 | John E. Scott (D) | 31.3 | |
| SD-5 | J. B. Banks (D) | 84.8 | |
| SD-7 | Francis E. Flotron Jr. (R) | 15.6 | |
| SD-9 | Phil Curls (D) | 65.7 | |
| SD-11 | Henry A. Panetheiere (D) | 80.9 | |
| SD-13 | Wayne Goode (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | Frank Bild (R) | 29.1 | |
| SD-17 | Edward E. Quick (D) | 24.6 | |
| SD-19 | Roger Wilson (D) | 43.0 | |
| SD-21 | James Mathewson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Jeff W. Schaeperkoetter (D) | 14.8 | Flipped |
| SD-25 | Stephen R. Sharp (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | John Dennis (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 | Emory Melton (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 | Harold L. Caskey (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 | John Russell (R) | Unopposed |
Missouri House of Representatives
D 105 · R 58 · 10 changed party
Missouri
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab