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1988Final results

1988 election for Missouri House District 27

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

William A. Markland (D) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating Forest C. Brown (R) by 38.2 points.

William A. MarklandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.1%8,574
Forest C. BrownRepublican
30.9%3,835
12,409 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+23.91972D+38.91976D+51.51978D+38.21988D+20.01990D+37.11994

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