1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri Senate District 16
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Clarence H. Heflin (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Gerald E. Winship (R) by 9.3 points.
Clarence H. HeflinDemocrat · winner
54.6%25,243
Gerald E. WinshipRepublican
45.4%20,956
46,199 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