1982Final results
1982 election for Missouri House District 23
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Gracia Y. Backer (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Joyce Hall (R) by 21.2 points.
Gracia Y. BackerDemocrat · winner
60.6%5,427
Joyce HallRepublican
39.4%3,532
8,959 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