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1988Final results

1988 election for Missouri House District 21

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Craig Kilby (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Dwight E. Buel (D) by 16.7 points.

Craig KilbyRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.3%10,756
41.7%7,682
18,438 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+14.41982R+20.51984R+9.51986R+16.71988R+1.01990D+22.61994

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