1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for Missouri House District 138
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
William H. Perry III (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Don Roderique (D) by 8.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William H. Perry IIIRepublican · winner
54.3%3,451
Don RoderiqueDemocrat
45.7%2,904
6,355 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET