1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri House District 26
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Alan Wheat (D) won with 88.8% of the vote, defeating Boyd Groves (R) by 77.5 points.
Alan WheatDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.8%4,458
Boyd GrovesRepublican
11.2%565
5,023 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