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1978Final results

1978 election for Missouri House District 119

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

James Strong (R) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Robert R. Pratt (D) by 27.6 points.

James StrongRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.8%6,804
36.2%3,858
10,662 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

EvenR+9.21972R+21.91974R+27.61978R+37.71980R+41.11994R+29.12002

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