1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri House District 132
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Flavel J. Butts (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating John Petty (D) by 12.7 points.
Flavel J. ButtsRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.3%6,964
John PettyDemocrat
43.7%5,397
12,361 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