1988Final results
1988 election for Missouri House District 1
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Stephen R. Waters (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Randy B. Best (R) by 27.5 points.
Stephen R. WatersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.8%7,829
Randy B. BestRepublican
36.2%4,450
12,279 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET