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1978 Missouri U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1978 Missouri U.S. House District 7 Election?

Gene Taylor won the 1978 Missouri U.S. House District 7 Election. Gene Taylor received 104,566 popular votes (61.18%). The main challenger was Jim Thomas (38.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Taylor and Thomas

Taylor +22.4 pts · won by 38,215 votes
Gene TaylorRepublicanWINNER61.18%
104,566 votes
Jim ThomasDemocratic38.82%
66,351 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.