1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for Missouri Senate District 19
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Warren Welliver (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating John A. Epple Jr. (R) by 3.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Warren WelliverDemocrat · winner
51.8%29,722
John A. Epple Jr.Republican
48.2%27,710
57,432 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