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1988Final results

1988 election for Missouri House District 86

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

John Hancock (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating David S. Kass (D) by 2.0 points.

John HancockRepublican · winner
50.7%9,176
48.6%8,812
Ron DuttonLibertarian
0.7%128
18,116 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+1.51982R+14.81984R+23.01986R+2.01988R+3.61990R+39.01994

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

The candidates

John Hancock (R)David S. Kass (D)

Also on the ballot: Ron Dutton (Libertarian), 0.7%