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1988Final results

1988 election for Missouri House District 49

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Carson Ross (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Dotty Doll (D) by 12.3 points.

Carson RossRepublican · winner
56.2%10,737
Dotty DollDemocrat
43.8%8,382
19,119 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

EvenR+21.51982R+34.31984R+35.61986R+12.31988D+25.11996D+11.42002

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