1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1980 election for Missouri House District 144
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Joe McCracken (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating F. Dal Mason (R) by 5.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joe McCrackenDemocrat · winner
52.6%8,330
F. Dal MasonRepublican
47.4%7,506
15,836 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET