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1976 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1976 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election?

Richard Bolling won the 1976 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election. Richard Bolling received 100,876 popular votes (68.02%). The main challenger was Joanne M. Collins (28.11%).

See the full head-to-head between Bolling and Collins

Bolling +39.9 pts · won by 59,195 votes
Richard BollingDemocraticWINNER68.02%
100,876 votes
Joanne M. CollinsRepublican28.11%
41,681 votes
Wm. F. Bill MooreIndependent3.87%
5,745 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.