1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri Senate District 12
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Hardin Cox (D) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Max A. Edwards (R) by 24.7 points.
Hardin CoxDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.3%31,096
Max A. EdwardsRepublican
37.7%18,778
49,874 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