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1978Final results

1978 election for Missouri Senate District 4

Missouri State Senate · Missouri

Gwen B. Giles (D) won with 92.4% of the vote, defeating Frank Washington (R) by 85.8 points.

Gwen B. GilesDemocrat · winner
92.4%18,708
Frank WashingtonRepublican
6.6%1,342
Renita AlexanderWorking Families
1.0%195
20,245 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

EvenD+83.01970D+85.81978D+61.51998D+44.32014D+54.12018D+48.32022

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Gwen B. Giles (D)Frank Washington (R)

Also on the ballot: Renita Alexander (Working Families), 1.0%