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1984Final results

1984 election for Missouri House District 16

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

W. O. Howard (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Robert Kallash (R) by 14.4 points.

W. O. HowardDemocrat · winner
57.2%7,135
Robert KallashRepublican
42.8%5,336
12,471 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

EvenD+21.51976D+12.01978D+47.91982D+14.41984D+21.51988D+22.41990

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