1982Final results
1982 election for Missouri House District 140
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Leroy Blunt (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating E. D. Cowan Jr. (D) by 16.1 points.
Leroy BluntRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.6%5,849
E. D. Cowan Jr.Democrat
41.5%4,218
Thomas Martin EdelmanLibertarian
0.9%87
10,154 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