1976Final results
1976 election for Missouri House District 144
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
John R. Hoffman (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Bill Harp (D) by 12.8 points.
John R. HoffmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.4%7,386
Bill HarpDemocrat
43.6%5,713
13,099 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