1988Final results
1988 election for Missouri House District 48
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Pat Kelley (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Lester Patterson (D) by 19.7 points.
Pat KelleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.8%10,101
Lester PattersonDemocrat
40.2%6,777
16,878 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