1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri House District 12
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
R. L. Usher (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Nathan B. Walker (R) by 7.4 points.
R. L. UsherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.7%6,079
Nathan B. WalkerRepublican
46.3%5,239
11,318 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