1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri House District 65
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Russell Goward (D) won with 95.5% of the vote, defeating Rich Hughes (R) by 90.9 points.
Russell GowardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
95.5%4,032
Rich HughesRepublican
4.5%192
4,224 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