1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri House District 144
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
John R. Hoffman (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Joe McCracken (D) by 0.1 points.
John R. HoffmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.1%5,455
Joe McCrackenDemocrat
49.9%5,442
10,897 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