1988Final results
1988 election for Missouri House District 17
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
George Dames (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Morley (R) by 30.1 points.
George DamesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.0%9,134
Robert E. MorleyRepublican
35.0%4,912
14,046 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