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1988 Missouri U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1988 Missouri U.S. House District 6 Election?

E. Thomas Coleman won the 1988 Missouri U.S. House District 6 Election. E. Thomas Coleman received 135,883 popular votes (59.33%). The main challenger was Doug R. Hughes (40.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Coleman and Hughes

Coleman +18.7 pts · won by 42,755 votes
E. Thomas ColemanRepublicanWINNER59.33%
135,883 votes
Doug R. HughesDemocratic40.67%
93,128 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.