1988Final results
1988 election for Missouri House District 45
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Vernon E. Scoville (D) won with 75.9% of the vote, defeating P. Edmund Detko (R) by 53.3 points.
Vernon E. ScovilleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.9%8,930
P. Edmund DetkoRepublican
22.6%2,656
Timothy PetermanLibertarian
1.5%175
11,761 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