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1978Final results

1978 election for Missouri House District 98

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Patrick Dougherty (D) won with 82.7% of the vote, defeating Tom Milner (R) by 65.3 points.

Patrick DoughertyDemocrat · winner
82.7%6,607
Tom MilnerRepublican
17.3%1,385
7,992 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+31.91980R+33.31982R+31.71988D+1.21990D+12.21992D+25.71994

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