1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri House District 146
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Dennis Smith (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Daniel Copelin (D) by 15.8 points.
Dennis SmithRepublican · winner
57.9%4,987
Daniel CopelinDemocrat
42.1%3,626
8,613 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