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1988 Missouri U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1988 Missouri U.S. House District 7 Election?

Mel Hancock won the 1988 Missouri U.S. House District 7 Election. Mel Hancock received 127,939 popular votes (53.11%). The main challenger was Max Bacon (46.18%).

See the full head-to-head between Hancock and Bacon

Hancock +6.9 pts · won by 16,695 votes
Mel HancockRepublicanWINNER53.11%
127,939 votes
Max BaconDemocratic46.18%
111,244 votes
Rob LurveyLibertarian0.72%
1,728 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.