1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Missouri House District 78
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Michael J. Reid (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Carol Stroker (D) by 2.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Michael J. ReidRepublican · winner
51.1%5,266
Carol StrokerDemocrat · incumbent
48.9%5,040
10,306 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET