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1990 Missouri U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1990 Missouri U.S. House District 7 Election?

Mel Hancock won the 1990 Missouri U.S. House District 7 Election. Mel Hancock received 83,609 popular votes (52.15%). The main challenger was Thomas Patrick Deaton (47.85%).

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

Hancock +4.3 pts · won by 6,884 votes
Mel HancockRepublicanWINNER52.15%
83,609 votes
Thomas Patrick DeatonDemocratic47.85%
76,725 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.