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1978Final results

1978 election for Missouri House District 147

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

William Stoner (R) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Richard Ewing (D) by 31.9 points.

William StonerRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.0%9,751
34.0%5,031
14,782 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

EvenR+25.21972R+18.41974R+31.91978R+40.31980D+52.31982D+5.21986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET