1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri House District 143
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Garnett Kelly (R) won with 76.8% of the vote, defeating Stuart Leiderman (D) by 53.7 points.
Garnett KellyRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.8%7,605
Stuart LeidermanDemocrat
23.2%2,293
9,898 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