1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri House District 44
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Lester Patterson (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Stephen Garnett (R) by 27.1 points.
Lester PattersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.6%7,946
Stephen GarnettRepublican
36.4%4,553
12,499 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