1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri House District 45
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
David Rauch (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Harold Thieman (R) by 14.7 points.
David RauchDemocrat · winner
57.3%7,221
Harold ThiemanRepublican
42.7%5,372
12,593 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