1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri Senate District 2
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Joe Frappier (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Jerry F. Welch (D) by 9.9 points.
Joe FrappierRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.0%34,324
Jerry F. WelchDemocrat
45.0%28,134
62,458 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