1980Final results
1980 election for Missouri House District 38
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
John A. Sharp (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Dorothy Ostermeyer (D) by 21.6 points.
John A. SharpRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.8%6,983
Dorothy OstermeyerDemocrat
39.2%4,498
11,481 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