1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Missouri House District 158
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
F. A. Findley (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating O. L. Wallis (R) by 6.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
F. A. FindleyDemocrat · winner
53.1%4,227
O. L. WallisRepublican · incumbent
46.9%3,739
7,966 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