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1982Final results

1982 election for Missouri House District 50

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Jim Barnes (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Dodson (R) by 27.1 points.

Jim BarnesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.6%6,956
Robert DodsonRepublican
36.4%3,986
10,942 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+49.71974D+0.31980D+27.11982D+66.62002R+17.82018R+24.72020

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