Election Name: | 1986 United States Senate election in Missouri |
Country: | Missouri |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1980 United States Senate election in Missouri |
Previous Year: | 1980 |
Next Election: | 1992 United States Senate election in Missouri |
Next Year: | 1992 |
Election Date: | November 4, 1986 |
Image1: | KitBond (1).jpg |
Nominee1: | Kit Bond |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 777,612 |
Percentage1: | 52.64% |
Nominee2: | Harriett Woods |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 699,624 |
Percentage2: | 47.36% |
Map Size: | 275px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Thomas Eagleton |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Kit Bond |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.