1982Final results
1982 election for Missouri House District 47
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Harold Esser (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Phillip Scaglia (D) by 6.6 points.
Harold EsserRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.3%4,981
Phillip ScagliaDemocrat
46.7%4,367
9,348 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