1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1988 primary for Missouri House District 55

Name: 1988 primary for Missouri House District 55
Start: 1988-08-01
Location: Missouri

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Richard Franklin (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Sam Doutt (D) by 15.5 points.

Richard FranklinDemocrat · winner

57.7%1,755

Sam DouttDemocrat · incumbent

42.3%1,284

3,039 votes

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