1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri House District 56
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Carl Muckler (D) won with 76.8% of the vote, defeating Deborah Kochner (R) by 53.7 points.
Carl MucklerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.8%8,167
Deborah KochnerRepublican
23.2%2,462
10,629 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