1986 United States Senate election in Missouri
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The 1986 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Democratic Senator Thomas Eagleton decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term. Republican former Governor Kit Bond won the open seat. Kit Bond was the first Republican to win the Class 3 Senate seat in Missouri since 1944, and the first Republican to get over 50% of the vote for this seat since 1920. This was the only seat that Republicans flipped in 1986.
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County results Bond: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Woods: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Major candidates
editDemocratic
editRepublican
edit- Kit Bond, former Governor
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kit Bond | 777,612 | 52.64% | |
Democratic | Harriett Woods | 699,624 | 47.36% | |
Republican gain from Democratic |