1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri Senate District 24
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Edwin L. Dirck (D) won with 78.4% of the vote, defeating Ted Smith (R) by 56.8 points.
Edwin L. DirckDemocrat · winner
78.4%35,187
Ted SmithRepublican
21.6%9,701
44,888 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