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1976 election for Missouri House District 54

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

James A. Hofman (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Ron Wilson (D) by 4.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

James A. HofmanRepublican · winner
52.4%8,710
Ron WilsonDemocrat
47.6%7,923
16,633 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+12.71974R+4.71976R+8.51978R+39.51980D+33.51982D+22.31984

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