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1982Final results

1982 election for Missouri House District 111

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Merrill Townley (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Thurman L. Willett (D) by 23.7 points.

Merrill TownleyRepublican · winner
61.8%7,260
38.2%4,480
11,740 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenR+7.21972R+4.41976R+46.11978R+23.71982R+13.81984R+24.41986

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