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1988Final results

1988 election for Missouri House District 140

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Thomas M. Macdonnell (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Julian Howard (R) by 12.1 points.

Thomas M. MacdonnellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.0%7,839
Julian HowardRepublican
44.0%6,150
13,989 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

EvenR+16.11982R+29.71984D+3.11986D+12.11988D+14.61990D+18.51992

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