1996Final results
1996 election for Missouri's 4th District
U.S. House · Missouri
Ike Skelton (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Bill Phelps (R) by 29.9 points.
Ike SkeltonDemocrat · winner
63.8%153,566
Bill PhelpsRepublican
33.9%81,650
Edwin W. "ed" HoagLibertarian
2.3%5,573
240,789 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Ike SkeltonBill Phelps
$656.6K
Raised by the campaign
$326.1K
$749.4K
Spent by the campaign
$317K
$89.8K
Cash on hand
$9.1K
Other candidates' campaigns: Edwin W. "ed" Hoag $161.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996