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1984Final results

1984 election for Missouri House District 4

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Melvin Smith (R) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Everett Arnold (D) by 24.8 points.

Melvin SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.4%8,131
37.6%4,898
13,029 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+19.51972D+0.41974R+11.31976R+24.81984D+18.71986D+37.51990

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