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1978 Missouri U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1978 Missouri U.S. House District 3 Election?

Richard A. Gephardt won the 1978 Missouri U.S. House District 3 Election. Richard A. Gephardt received 121,565 popular votes (81.89%). The main challenger was Lee Buchschacher (18.11%).

See the full head-to-head between Gephardt and Buchschacher

Gephardt +63.8 pts · won by 94,684 votes
Richard A. GephardtDemocraticWINNER81.89%
121,565 votes
Lee BuchschacherRepublican18.11%
26,881 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.