1982Final results
1982 election for Missouri House District 138
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
J. Dan Woodall (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Marcella Bothwell (D) by 2.9 points.
J. Dan WoodallRepublican · winner
51.4%4,826
Marcella BothwellDemocrat
48.6%4,556
9,382 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET