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1982Final results

1982 election for Missouri House District 9

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Mark Youngdahl (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Melvin G. White (R) by 22.7 points.

Mark YoungdahlDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.4%6,070
Melvin G. WhiteRepublican
38.6%3,821
9,891 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+27.31976D+41.41978D+22.71982D+9.11984D+8.71986D+15.71988

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