1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri House District 46
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
James Smith (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating F. C. Dohrman (R) by 23.5 points.
James SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.7%6,215
F. C. DohrmanRepublican
38.3%3,851
10,066 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