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1978Final results

1978 election for Missouri House District 79

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Nathaniel J. Rivers (D) won with 98.8% of the vote, defeating Glenn White (Wfp) by 97.6 points.

Nathaniel J. RiversDemocrat · winner · incumbent
98.8%4,629
Glenn WhiteWorking Families
1.2%56
4,685 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

EvenD+79.31988D+74.91990D+39.91994D+12.92002D+18.12004D+37.32006

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET