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1982Final results

1982 election for Missouri House District 159

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Mary C. Kasten (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas M. Meyer (D) by 13.3 points.

Mary C. KastenRepublican · winner
56.6%5,717
43.4%4,376
10,093 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

EvenD+19.91978D+27.11980R+13.31982R+25.71986D+43.01992D+43.01996

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