1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri House District 159
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Clifford Laplant (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Richard Powell (R) by 19.9 points.
Clifford LaplantDemocrat · winner
60.0%4,581
Richard PowellRepublican
40.0%3,058
7,639 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