1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri House District 138
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Roy Cagle (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Howard House (D) by 16.2 points.
Roy CagleRepublican · winner
58.1%5,048
Howard HouseDemocrat
41.9%3,637
8,685 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