1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Missouri House District 153
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
James E. Graham (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Frank Ellis (D) by 11.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James E. GrahamRepublican · winner
55.8%5,275
Frank EllisDemocrat · incumbent
44.2%4,183
9,458 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET