1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Missouri House District 54
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Jerry F. Welch (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating James A. Hofman (R) by 12.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jerry F. WelchDemocrat · winner
56.4%5,539
James A. HofmanRepublican
43.6%4,290
9,829 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