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2010Final results

2010 election for Missouri House District 79

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Mary Nichols (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Dan Johnson (R) by 7.0 points.

Mary NicholsDemocrat · winner
51.7%6,010
Dan JohnsonRepublican
44.6%5,192
William R. SpaitsConstitution
3.7%433
11,635 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+12.92002D+18.12004D+37.32006D+7.02010D+78.92014D+87.22026

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

The candidates

Mary Nichols (D)Dan Johnson (R)

Also on the ballot: William R. Spaits (Constitution), 3.7%