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1978Final results

1978 election for Missouri House District 3

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

John J. Fowler (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating John F. Haley (D) by 8.9 points.

John J. FowlerRepublican · winner
54.5%5,761
45.5%4,816
10,577 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

EvenR+30.91972R+15.91976R+8.91978R+37.81980D+0.81986D+17.31988

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