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1978Final results

1978 election for Missouri House District 23

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Paul Rojas (D) won with 80.9% of the vote, defeating Richard Ham (R) by 61.8 points.

Paul RojasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.9%2,545
Richard HamRepublican
19.1%600
3,145 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

EvenD+55.01974D+61.81978D+21.21982D+41.61990D+40.21992D+19.71994

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