Election 1976 Results
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1976 Missouri governor election
Joseph P. Teasdale (Democrat) beat Kit Bond (Republican) in Missouri in 1976, 50.2% to 49.6%, a margin of 0.7 points and 13,074 votes.
Missouri changed party: in 1972 it went Republican, for Kit Bond.
Republicans led in 70 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 45. The largest, St. Louis, cast 449,938 votes and went to the Republican by 8.6 points. The closest was Carter, where 5 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph P. Teasdale won | Democratic | 971,184 | 50.2% |
| Kit Bond | Republican | 958,110 | 49.6% |
| All other candidates | 4,215 | 0.2% | |
| Total | 1,933,509 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 205,250 45.6% | 243,804 54.2% | 884 | 449,938 | R+8.6 |
| Jackson | 135,746 58.0% | 97,030 41.5% | 1,182 | 233,958 | D+16.5 |
| St. Louis City | 117,304 67.1% | 57,177 32.7% | 283 | 174,764 | D+34.4 |
| Greene | 29,691 41.7% | 41,212 57.9% | 254 | 71,157 | R+16.2 |
| Clay | 26,710 51.6% | 24,836 48.0% | 230 | 51,776 | D+3.6 |
| St. Charles | 22,916 47.2% | 25,646 52.8% | 37 | 48,599 | R+5.6 |
| Jefferson | 23,904 54.5% | 19,858 45.3% | 75 | 43,837 | D+9.2 |
| Boone | 17,179 48.6% | 18,017 51.0% | 160 | 35,356 | R+2.4 |
| Buchanan | 17,120 50.0% | 17,054 49.8% | 48 | 34,222 | D+0.2 |
| Jasper | 11,305 35.3% | 20,731 64.7% | 24 | 32,060 | R+29.4 |
| Franklin | 12,221 50.4% | 11,913 49.1% | 106 | 24,240 | D+1.3 |
| Cape Girardeau | 10,013 43.3% | 13,079 56.6% | 7 | 23,099 | R+13.3 |
| Cole | 9,602 42.6% | 12,904 57.3% | 11 | 22,517 | R+14.7 |
| Platte | 8,603 50.5% | 8,386 49.2% | 56 | 17,045 | D+1.3 |
| Cass | 9,057 55.9% | 7,113 43.9% | 29 | 16,199 | D+12.0 |
| St. Francois | 8,251 52.1% | 7,569 47.8% | 7 | 15,827 | D+4.3 |
| Pettis | 8,082 53.1% | 7,119 46.8% | 10 | 15,211 | D+6.3 |
| Newton | 5,393 37.9% | 8,721 61.3% | 106 | 14,220 | R+23.4 |
| Scott | 7,793 58.4% | 5,558 41.6% | 1 | 13,352 | D+16.7 |
| Lafayette | 6,161 46.5% | 7,064 53.3% | 18 | 13,243 | R+6.8 |
| Phelps | 6,131 49.3% | 6,307 50.7% | 10 | 12,448 | R+1.4 |
| Butler | 5,742 46.8% | 6,489 52.9% | 33 | 12,264 | R+6.1 |
| Marion | 5,359 46.0% | 6,298 54.0% | 5 | 11,662 | R+8.1 |
| Lawrence | 4,513 40.5% | 6,633 59.5% | 8 | 11,154 | R+19.0 |
| Audrain | 5,485 49.5% | 5,598 50.5% | 8 | 11,091 | R+1.0 |
| Johnson | 5,332 48.5% | 5,584 50.8% | 70 | 10,986 | R+2.3 |
| Saline | 5,461 50.7% | 5,299 49.2% | 17 | 10,777 | D+1.5 |
| Barry | 4,416 43.6% | 5,713 56.4% | 7 | 10,136 | R+12.8 |
| Dunklin | 5,974 59.1% | 4,131 40.9% | 6 | 10,111 | D+18.2 |
| Callaway | 4,801 47.7% | 5,226 51.9% | 34 | 10,061 | R+4.2 |
| Howell | 4,251 42.8% | 5,673 57.1% | 16 | 9,940 | R+14.3 |
| Stoddard | 5,315 53.5% | 4,617 46.5% | 2 | 9,934 | D+7.0 |
| Randolph | 5,638 59.6% | 3,823 40.4% | 5 | 9,466 | D+19.2 |
| Nodaway | 4,629 49.0% | 4,817 51.0% | 9,446 | R+2.0 | |
| Henry | 5,213 55.2% | 4,217 44.7% | 9 | 9,439 | D+10.6 |
| Adair | 3,350 37.3% | 5,635 62.7% | 6 | 8,991 | R+25.4 |
| Vernon | 4,029 46.5% | 4,618 53.3% | 21 | 8,668 | R+6.8 |
| Camden | 3,655 42.8% | 4,873 57.1% | 13 | 8,541 | R+14.3 |
| Laclede | 3,599 42.5% | 4,846 57.3% | 14 | 8,459 | R+14.7 |
| Christian | 3,397 40.5% | 4,984 59.3% | 17 | 8,398 | R+18.9 |
| Ray | 5,167 61.5% | 3,203 38.2% | 25 | 8,395 | D+23.4 |
| Taney | 3,025 36.4% | 5,265 63.4% | 10 | 8,300 | R+27.0 |
| Lincoln | 4,421 54.6% | 3,670 45.3% | 10 | 8,101 | D+9.3 |
| Texas | 4,163 52.2% | 3,804 47.7% | 7 | 7,974 | D+4.5 |
| New Madrid | 4,863 62.2% | 2,951 37.7% | 4 | 7,818 | D+24.5 |
| Macon | 3,836 50.1% | 3,807 49.8% | 9 | 7,652 | D+0.4 |
| Bates | 4,059 53.2% | 3,568 46.8% | 5 | 7,632 | D+6.4 |
| Polk | 3,310 43.7% | 4,245 56.1% | 12 | 7,567 | R+12.4 |
| Webster | 3,455 47.3% | 3,842 52.6% | 11 | 7,308 | R+5.3 |
| Linn | 3,743 51.7% | 3,487 48.2% | 7 | 7,237 | D+3.5 |
| Pulaski | 3,917 54.5% | 3,262 45.4% | 5 | 7,184 | D+9.1 |
| Pike | 3,540 49.9% | 3,549 50.0% | 4 | 7,093 | R+0.1 |
| Miller | 2,722 39.7% | 4,130 60.2% | 6 | 6,858 | R+20.5 |
| Perry | 2,428 35.4% | 4,416 64.5% | 7 | 6,851 | R+29.0 |
| Crawford | 3,439 50.4% | 3,376 49.5% | 5 | 6,820 | D+0.9 |
| Livingston | 3,474 51.1% | 3,309 48.7% | 10 | 6,793 | D+2.4 |
| Cooper | 2,939 43.9% | 3,757 56.1% | 6,696 | R+12.2 | |
| Pemiscot | 3,939 58.9% | 2,743 41.0% | 10 | 6,692 | D+17.9 |
| Clinton | 3,235 52.1% | 2,966 47.8% | 9 | 6,210 | D+4.3 |
| Andrew | 2,662 43.1% | 3,510 56.8% | 6 | 6,178 | R+13.7 |
| Wright | 2,347 38.3% | 3,780 61.7% | 3 | 6,130 | R+23.4 |
| Washington | 3,210 52.8% | 2,855 47.0% | 10 | 6,075 | D+5.8 |
| McDonald | 2,362 38.9% | 3,711 61.1% | 6,073 | R+22.2 | |
| Carroll | 2,703 44.6% | 3,335 55.1% | 16 | 6,054 | R+10.4 |
| Stone | 1,960 33.9% | 3,815 66.0% | 9 | 5,784 | R+32.1 |
| Gasconade | 1,743 30.8% | 3,910 69.1% | 3 | 5,656 | R+38.3 |
| Morgan | 2,504 44.9% | 3,066 55.0% | 2 | 5,572 | R+10.1 |
| Benton | 2,597 46.8% | 2,950 53.2% | 3 | 5,550 | R+6.4 |
| Moniteau | 2,462 44.4% | 3,084 55.6% | 1 | 5,547 | R+11.2 |
| Warren | 2,146 39.4% | 3,296 60.5% | 2 | 5,444 | R+21.1 |
| Dent | 2,796 51.8% | 2,597 48.1% | 3 | 5,396 | D+3.7 |
| Ste. Genevieve | 3,089 57.7% | 2,260 42.2% | 5 | 5,354 | D+15.5 |
| Osage | 2,395 45.3% | 2,893 54.7% | 2 | 5,290 | R+9.4 |
| Grundy | 2,207 42.0% | 3,039 57.9% | 6 | 5,252 | R+15.8 |
| Montgomery | 2,474 47.2% | 2,764 52.7% | 3 | 5,241 | R+5.5 |
| Chariton | 2,872 55.5% | 2,302 44.4% | 5 | 5,179 | D+11.0 |
| Cedar | 1,933 39.1% | 3,003 60.7% | 9 | 4,945 | R+21.6 |
| Mississippi | 3,316 67.2% | 1,617 32.8% | 4 | 4,937 | D+34.4 |
| Wayne | 2,489 50.6% | 2,428 49.4% | 1 | 4,918 | D+1.2 |
| Barton | 1,808 36.9% | 3,088 63.0% | 3 | 4,899 | R+26.1 |
| Dallas | 2,154 44.1% | 2,717 55.7% | 10 | 4,881 | R+11.5 |
| Bollinger | 2,465 51.3% | 2,338 48.7% | 4,803 | D+2.6 | |
| Harrison | 1,813 38.0% | 2,946 61.8% | 7 | 4,766 | R+23.8 |
| Monroe | 2,903 62.7% | 1,724 37.2% | 5 | 4,632 | D+25.5 |
| Douglas | 1,667 36.2% | 2,924 63.5% | 13 | 4,604 | R+27.3 |
| Howard | 2,617 58.8% | 1,834 41.2% | 1 | 4,452 | D+17.6 |
| Lewis | 2,067 46.5% | 2,379 53.5% | 2 | 4,448 | R+7.0 |
| Sullivan | 2,039 46.2% | 2,379 53.8% | 4,418 | R+7.7 | |
| Iron | 2,315 53.0% | 2,043 46.8% | 11 | 4,369 | D+6.2 |
| Caldwell | 1,892 44.9% | 2,313 54.9% | 6 | 4,211 | R+10.0 |
| Daviess | 1,950 46.7% | 2,226 53.3% | 4 | 4,180 | R+6.6 |
| Ripley | 2,190 52.5% | 1,972 47.3% | 7 | 4,169 | D+5.2 |
| St. Clair | 2,030 49.6% | 2,052 50.2% | 7 | 4,089 | R+0.5 |
| Gentry | 1,960 48.8% | 2,049 51.0% | 6 | 4,015 | R+2.2 |
| Madison | 1,966 49.6% | 1,994 50.3% | 1 | 3,961 | R+0.7 |
| Atchison | 1,630 42.0% | 2,245 57.9% | 2 | 3,877 | R+15.9 |
| De Kalb | 1,785 47.5% | 1,967 52.4% | 3 | 3,755 | R+4.8 |
| Dade | 1,416 38.1% | 2,295 61.8% | 3 | 3,714 | R+23.7 |
| Shelby | 2,096 56.8% | 1,590 43.1% | 3 | 3,689 | D+13.7 |
| Ralls | 2,110 57.6% | 1,550 42.3% | 1 | 3,661 | D+15.3 |
| Oregon | 2,277 62.7% | 1,350 37.2% | 3 | 3,630 | D+25.5 |
| Holt | 1,368 41.4% | 1,936 58.5% | 4 | 3,308 | R+17.2 |
| Maries | 1,799 54.4% | 1,507 45.6% | 1 | 3,307 | D+8.8 |
| Clark | 1,326 40.7% | 1,930 59.2% | 3 | 3,259 | R+18.5 |
| Ozark | 1,167 38.2% | 1,886 61.8% | 1 | 3,054 | R+23.5 |
| Reynolds | 1,781 60.2% | 1,175 39.7% | 3 | 2,959 | D+20.5 |
| Shannon | 1,722 59.1% | 1,187 40.7% | 4 | 2,913 | D+18.4 |
| Hickory | 1,283 45.5% | 1,527 54.1% | 11 | 2,821 | R+8.6 |
| Scotland | 1,187 43.2% | 1,559 56.8% | 2,746 | R+13.5 | |
| Schuyler | 1,232 47.1% | 1,383 52.8% | 2 | 2,617 | R+5.8 |
| Knox | 1,198 46.9% | 1,355 53.0% | 3 | 2,556 | R+6.1 |
| Putnam | 804 32.0% | 1,704 67.9% | 2 | 2,510 | R+35.9 |
| Mercer | 815 37.3% | 1,366 62.5% | 3 | 2,184 | R+25.2 |
| Carter | 980 49.8% | 985 50.1% | 2 | 1,967 | R+0.3 |
| Worth | 839 48.3% | 898 51.7% | 1,737 | R+3.4 |
Counties as they stood in 1976; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Missouri governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mike Kehoe (R) | R+20.4 |
| 2020 | Mike Parson (R) | R+16.4 |
| 2016 | Eric Greitens (R) | R+5.6 |
| 2012 | Jay Nixon (D) | D+12.2 |
| 2008 | Jay Nixon (D) | D+18.9 |
| 2004 | Matt Blunt (R) | R+3.0 |
| 2000 | Bob Holden (D) | D+0.9 |
| 1996 | Mel Carnahan (D) | D+16.7 |
| 1992 | Mel Carnahan (D) | D+17.4 |
| 1988 | John Ashcroft (R) | R+29.5 |
| 1984 | John Ashcroft (R) | R+13.3 |
| 1980 | Kit Bond (R) | R+5.6 |
| 1976 | Joseph P. Teasdale (D) | D+0.7 |
| 1972 | Kit Bond (R) | R+10.5 |
| 1968 | Warren E. Hearnes (D) | D+21.6 |
| 1964 | Warren E. Hearnes (D) | D+24.1 |
| 1960 | John M. Dalton (D) | D+16.1 |
| 1956 | James T. Blair Jr. (D) | D+4.1 |
| 1952 | Phil M. Donnelly (D) | D+5.2 |
| 1948 | Forrest Smith (D) | D+14.2 |
| 1944 | Phil M. Donnelly (D) | D+2.0 |
| 1940 | Forrest C. Donnell (R) | R+0.2 |
| 1936 | Lloyd C. Stark (D) | D+14.5 |
| 1932 | Guy Brasfield Park (D) | D+21.1 |
| 1928 | Henry S. Caulfield (R) | R+3.5 |
| 1924 | Sam Aaron Baker (R) | R+0.5 |
| 1920 | Arthur M. Hyde (R) | R+10.6 |
| 1916 | Frederick D. Gardner (D) | D+0.3 |
| 1912 | Elliott Woolfolk Major (D) | D+17.0 |
| 1908 | Herbert S. Hadley (R) | R+2.2 |
| 1904 | Joseph W. Folk (D) | D+4.7 |
| 1900 | Alexander Monroe Dockery (D) | D+4.7 |
| 1896 | Lawrence Vest Stephens (D) | D+6.5 |
| 1892 | William J. Stone (D) | D+5.5 |
| 1888 | David Rowland Francis (D) | D+2.6 |
| 1884 | John Sappington Marmaduke (D) | D+2.5 |
| 1880 | Thomas T. Crittenden (D) | D+13.6 |
| 1876 | John S. Phelps (D) | D+14.8 |
| 1874 | Charles H. Hardin (D) | D+10.2 |
| 1872 | Silas Woodson (D) | D+12.5 |
| 1870 | Benjamin Gratz Brown (other) | |
| 1868 | Joseph W. McClurg (R) | R+13.3 |