1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri House District 43
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Robert Sego (D) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Kent Smith (R) by 38.5 points.
Robert SegoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.2%6,501
Kent SmithRepublican
30.8%2,889
9,390 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