1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri House District 52
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Douglas Boschert (R) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Jerry Hodges (D) by 28.8 points.
Douglas BoschertRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.4%6,310
Jerry HodgesDemocrat
35.6%3,487
9,797 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