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1978 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1978 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election?

Richard H. Ichord won the 1978 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election. Richard H. Ichord received 96,509 popular votes (60.46%). The main challenger was Donald D. Meyer (39.54%).

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

Ichord +20.9 pts · won by 33,400 votes
Richard H. IchordDemocraticWINNER60.46%
96,509 votes
Donald D. MeyerRepublican39.54%
63,109 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.