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1982Final results

1982 election for Missouri House District 26

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Chris Kelly (D) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating Del Gebhardt (R) by 36.8 points.

Chris KellyDemocrat · winner
68.4%7,684
Del GebhardtRepublican
31.6%3,552
11,236 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+63.01972D+77.51978D+36.81982D+35.11988D+30.01994D+28.72004

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