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1978Final results

1978 election for Missouri House District 27

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Karen Benson (D) won with 75.7% of the vote, defeating Gregory Fisher (R) by 51.5 points.

Karen BensonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.7%4,677
Gregory FisherRepublican
24.3%1,498
6,175 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+23.91972D+38.91976D+51.51978D+38.21988D+20.01990D+37.11994

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