1976Final results
1976 election for Missouri House District 3
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Vernon Betz (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Bobby D. McClure (D) by 15.9 points.
Vernon BetzRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.9%7,918
Bobby D. McClureDemocrat
42.1%5,747
13,665 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