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1984Final results

1984 election for Missouri House District 143

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Jim W. Mitchell (R) won with 77.1% of the vote, defeating Wayne Gifford (D) by 54.2 points.

Jim W. MitchellRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.1%6,136
22.9%1,822
7,958 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+53.71978R+49.11980R+22.01982R+54.21984R+48.31986R+28.11990

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