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1990Final results

1990 election for Missouri House District 85

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

W. Todd Akin (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Christopher A. Liese (D) by 18.8 points.

W. Todd AkinRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%6,816
40.6%4,656
11,472 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

EvenD+50.91980R+16.01982R+51.21986R+18.81990D+17.61992D+39.71994

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