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1978 Missouri U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1978 Missouri U.S. House District 2 Election?

Robert A. Young won the 1978 Missouri U.S. House District 2 Election. Robert A. Young received 102,911 popular votes (56.42%). The main challenger was Bob Chase (43.58%).

See the full head-to-head between Young and Chase

Young +12.8 pts · won by 23,416 votes
Robert A. YoungDemocraticWINNER56.42%
102,911 votes
Bob ChaseRepublican43.58%
79,495 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.