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1986 Missouri U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1986 Missouri U.S. House District 3 Election?

Richard A. Gephardt won the 1986 Missouri U.S. House District 3 Election. Richard A. Gephardt received 116,403 popular votes (68.97%). The main challenger was Roy Amelung (31.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Gephardt and Amelung

Gephardt +37.9 pts · won by 64,021 votes
Richard A. GephardtDemocraticWINNER68.97%
116,403 votes
Roy AmelungRepublican31.03%
52,382 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.