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1982 Missouri U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1982 Missouri U.S. House District 4 Election?

Ike Skelton won the 1982 Missouri U.S. House District 4 Election. Ike Skelton received 96,388 popular votes (54.78%). The main challenger was Wendell Bailey (45.22%).

See the full head-to-head between Skelton and Bailey

Skelton +9.6 pts · won by 16,823 votes
Ike SkeltonDemocraticWINNER54.78%
96,388 votes
Wendell BaileyRepublican45.22%
79,565 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.