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Missouri House District 78
Marty Joe Murray has no major-party opponent.
Marty Joe Murray has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+77: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 33,160
- People per km²
- 2,542
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 43%
- White, no degree
- 13%of adults
- White 36%
- Hispanic 6%
- Black 51%
- Asian 3%
- Other / multiracial 5%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
11,068 votes · D+76.9✓ Marty "joe" Murray (D)88.4%
Jim Povolish (R)11.6%
2024 President Vote in this district
11,314 two-party votes · D+76.2 · D+77.7 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)88.1%
Donald Trump (R)11.9%
2022
6,869 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Rasheen Aldridge Jr (D)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
13,038 votes · D+71.0✓ Rasheen Aldridge Jr (D)85.5%
Timothy Gartin (R)14.5%
2020 President Vote in this district
12,437 two-party votes · D+78.2 · D+73.7 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)89.1%
Donald Trump (R)10.9%
2016 President Vote in this district
12,015 two-party votes · D+79.3 · D+77.0 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)89.6%
Donald Trump (R)10.4%