1982Final results
1982 election for Missouri House District 42
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Claire McCaskill (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Gary Tebbets (R) by 22.2 points.
Claire McCaskillDemocrat · winner
61.1%7,189
Gary TebbetsRepublican
38.9%4,580
11,769 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