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1996 Missouri U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1996 Missouri U.S. House District 4 Election?

Ike Skelton won the 1996 Missouri U.S. House District 4 Election. Ike Skelton received 153,566 popular votes (63.78%). The main challenger was Bill Phelps (33.91%).

See the full head-to-head between Skelton and Phelps

Skelton +29.9 pts · won by 71,916 votes
Ike SkeltonDemocraticWINNER63.78%
153,566 votes
Bill PhelpsRepublican33.91%
81,650 votes
Edwin W. HoagLibertarian2.31%
5,573 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.