1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Missouri House District 73
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Jean H. Mathews (R) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Francis Markwell (D) by 35.7 points.
Jean H. MathewsRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.2%7,160
Francis MarkwellDemocrat · incumbent
27.4%3,109
David MalanIndependent
9.4%1,067
11,336 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