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1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 election for Missouri House District 112

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Van Donley (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Harold Dickson (R) by 19.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Van DonleyDemocrat · winner
59.8%8,390
Harold DicksonRepublican · incumbent
40.2%5,648
14,038 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenR+18.21972R+9.61974D+19.51976D+34.91978D+28.41980R+31.91982 special election

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET