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1976Final results

1976 election for Missouri House District 33

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Harold Esser (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Ed Bell (D) by 17.6 points.

Harold EsserRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.8%7,070
Ed BellDemocrat
41.2%4,955
12,025 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+28.31972R+1.61974R+17.61976R+17.11978R+23.21980D+6.11982

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