1988Final results
1988 primary for Missouri House District 56
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Paula Carter (D) won with 83.7% of the vote, defeating Jimmie Matthews (D) by 67.5 points.
Paula CarterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.7%2,132
Jimmie MatthewsDemocrat
16.3%414
2,546 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET