1982 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election

Missouri · 4 candidates

Wheat +17.7 pts · won by 29,395 votes

Alan WheatDemocraticWINNER57.87%

96,059 votes

John A. SharpRepublican40.16%

66,664 votes

Alan H. DerightIndependent1.28%

2,125 votes

Kathie A. Fitzgeraldsocialist workers0.69%

1,141 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).