1986 United States Senate election in Missouri

1986 United States Senate election in Missouri

November 4, 1986

Nominee Kit Bond Harriett Woods Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 777,612 699,624 Percentage 52.64% 47.36%

County results Bond:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Woods:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Thomas Eagleton Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Kit Bond Republican

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.

Major candidates

Democratic

• Harriett Woods, Lieutenant Governor

Republican

• Kit Bond, former Governor

Results

United States Senate election in Missouri, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kit Bond	777,612	52.64%
	Democratic	Harriett Woods	699,624	47.36%
Majority			77,988	5.28%
Turnout			1,477,236
	Republican gain from Democratic

See also

• 1986 United States Senate elections