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1988 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1988 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election?

Bill Emerson won the 1988 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election. Bill Emerson received 117,601 popular votes (58.1%). The main challenger was Wayne Cryts (41.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Emerson and Cryts

Emerson +16.2 pts · won by 32,800 votes
Bill EmersonRepublicanWINNER58.1%
117,601 votes
Wayne CrytsDemocratic41.9%
84,801 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.