1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri House District 17
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
John Birch (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Duncan E. Kincheloe (R) by 5.5 points.
John BirchDemocrat · winner
52.8%6,458
Duncan E. KincheloeRepublican
47.2%5,782
12,240 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