1976Final results
1976 election for Missouri Governor
Governor · Missouri
Joseph P. Teasdale (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Christopher Bond (R) by 0.7 points.
Joseph P. TeasdaleDemocrat · winner
50.3%971,184
Christopher BondRepublican
49.7%958,110
1,929,294 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET