1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Missouri Senate District 28
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
David Doctorian (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Vernon King (D) by 9.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
David DoctorianRepublican · winner
54.8%28,679
Vernon KingDemocrat
45.2%23,622
52,301 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