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1976Final results

1976 election for Missouri House District 40

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Sam Doutt (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Ted Kalthoff (R) by 8.8 points.

Sam DouttDemocrat · winner
54.4%5,587
Ted KalthoffRepublican
45.6%4,679
10,266 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

EvenD+13.81972D+19.71974D+8.81976R+3.31978R+28.41980D+49.51986

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