1976Final results
1976 election for Missouri House District 19
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Gerald J. Roderick (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Merlin W. Chrisman (R) by 31.8 points.
Gerald J. RoderickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.9%7,084
Merlin W. ChrismanRepublican
34.1%3,666
10,750 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