1988Final results
1988 election for Missouri House District 31
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
John Birch (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Fred Pouche (R) by 14.3 points.
John BirchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.2%8,488
Fred PoucheRepublican
42.8%6,363
14,851 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