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1982Final results

1982 election for Missouri House District 49

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Derek Holland (R) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Fran Bennett (D) by 21.5 points.

Derek HollandRepublican · winner
60.7%5,938
Fran BennettDemocrat
39.3%3,840
9,778 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+30.41972D+45.91974R+21.51982R+34.31984R+35.61986R+12.31988

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