1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri House District 131
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Richard Hamilton (D) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Don Shackelford (R) by 37.2 points.
Richard HamiltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.6%2,317
Don ShackelfordRepublican
31.4%1,061
3,378 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