1988Final results
1988 election for Missouri House District 89
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
James N. Riley (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Marjorie C. Putnam (R) by 20.7 points.
James N. RileyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.3%8,291
Marjorie C. PutnamRepublican
39.7%5,451
13,742 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