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1982 Missouri U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1982 Missouri U.S. House District 3 Election?

Richard A. Gephardt won the 1982 Missouri U.S. House District 3 Election. Richard A. Gephardt received 131,566 popular votes (77.87%). The main challenger was Richard Foristel (22.13%).

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

Gephardt +55.7 pts · won by 94,178 votes
Richard A. GephardtDemocraticWINNER77.87%
131,566 votes
Richard ForistelRepublican22.13%
37,388 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.