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1988Final results

1988 election for Missouri House District 16

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

W. O. Howard (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Roger A. Moran (R) by 21.5 points.

W. O. HowardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%7,785
Roger A. MoranRepublican
39.2%5,026
12,811 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

EvenD+12.01978D+47.91982D+14.41984D+21.51988D+22.41990R+3.01992

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