1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1988 election for Missouri House District 77
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
David C. Hale (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Lawrence E. Wines (D) by 0.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
David C. HaleRepublican · winner
50.4%6,389
Lawrence E. WinesDemocrat
49.6%6,292
12,681 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