1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri House District 1
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Estil Fretwell (D) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Hazel Bledsoe (R) by 44.2 points.
Estil FretwellDemocrat · winner
72.1%7,066
Hazel BledsoeRepublican
27.9%2,731
9,797 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET