1978Final results
1978 election for Missouri Senate District 8
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Don Manford (D) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating Ed Slocum (R) by 48.6 points.
Don ManfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.3%34,975
Ed SlocumRepublican
25.7%12,082
47,057 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