1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri House District 38
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
John A. Sharp (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Dorothy Ostermeyer (D) by 20.8 points.
John A. SharpRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.4%5,083
Dorothy OstermeyerDemocrat
39.6%3,331
8,414 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