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1988Final results

1988 election for Missouri House District 55

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Richard Franklin (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating W. Geral Rinacke (R) by 31.5 points.

Richard FranklinDemocrat · winner
65.7%7,269
34.3%3,789
11,058 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+8.21982D+12.41984D+12.41986D+31.51988D+45.21990R+11.01992

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