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1988Final results

1988 election for Missouri House District 43

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Mary Bland (D) won with 90.6% of the vote, defeating Earl Pitts (R) by 81.2 points.

Mary BlandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
90.6%8,206
Earl PittsRepublican
9.4%853
9,059 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+31.81976D+38.51978D+27.91980D+81.21988R+27.42012R+45.92014

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