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1978 Missouri U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1978 Missouri U.S. House District 6 Election?

E. Thomas Coleman won the 1978 Missouri U.S. House District 6 Election. E. Thomas Coleman received 96,574 popular votes (55.94%). The main challenger was Phil Snowden (44.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Coleman and Snowden

Coleman +11.9 pts · won by 20,513 votes
E. Thomas ColemanRepublicanWINNER55.94%
96,574 votes
Phil SnowdenDemocratic44.06%
76,061 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.