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1978 Missouri U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1978 Missouri U.S. House District 9 Election?

Harold L. Volkmer won the 1978 Missouri U.S. House District 9 Election. Harold L. Volkmer received 135,170 popular votes (74.69%). The main challenger was Jerry Dent (25.31%).

See the full head-to-head between Volkmer and Dent

Volkmer +49.4 pts · won by 89,375 votes
Harold L. VolkmerDemocraticWINNER74.69%
135,170 votes
Jerry DentRepublican25.31%
45,795 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.