1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri House District 78
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Fred Williams (D) won with 92.8% of the vote, defeating Joe Johnson (R) by 85.6 points.
Fred WilliamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
92.8%2,765
Joe JohnsonRepublican
7.2%215
2,980 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