1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri Senate District 30
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Paul Bradshaw (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Kelly (D) by 4.8 points.
Paul BradshawRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.4%26,035
Jim KellyDemocrat
47.6%23,671
49,706 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