1976Final results
1976 election for Missouri House District 126
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Al Nilges (D) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Elmer E. Cowan (R) by 36.7 points.
Al NilgesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.3%7,733
Elmer E. CowanRepublican
31.7%3,582
11,315 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET