1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Missouri House District 156
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Jerry Ford (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Vernon Landgraf (R) by 11.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jerry FordDemocrat · winner
55.7%5,502
Vernon LandgrafRepublican
44.3%4,382
9,884 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