1982Final results
1982 election for Missouri House District 31
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
John Birch (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Fred Pouche (R) by 27.8 points.
John BirchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.9%6,261
Fred PoucheRepublican
36.1%3,540
9,801 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