1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri House District 13
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Gary Sharpe (D) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Nathan Shimp (R) by 43.1 points.
Gary SharpeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.6%6,388
Nathan ShimpRepublican
28.4%2,539
8,927 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