1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri House District 135
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Jerry Burch (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Shane Cavanah (R) by 21.4 points.
Jerry BurchDemocrat · winner
60.7%5,709
Shane CavanahRepublican
39.3%3,700
9,409 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