1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri House District 101
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Edward Ottinger (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating David T. Kinealy (D) by 1.5 points.
Edward OttingerRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.8%5,479
David T. KinealyDemocrat
49.2%5,316
10,795 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