1988Final results
1988 election for Missouri House District 51
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Carol Jean Mays (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas E. Gackle (R) by 20.4 points.
Carol Jean MaysDemocrat · winner
60.2%7,744
Thomas E. GackleRepublican
39.8%5,121
12,865 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