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1976 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1976 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election?

Richard H. Ichord won the 1976 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election. Richard H. Ichord received 132,386 popular votes (67.32%). The main challenger was Charles R. Leick (30.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Ichord and Leick

Ichord +36.7 pts · won by 72,207 votes
Richard H. IchordDemocraticWINNER67.32%
132,386 votes
Charles R. LeickRepublican30.6%
60,179 votes
Stuart M. LeidermanIndependent2.08%
4,082 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.