1968Final results
1968 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 158
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Fred Defield (D) won with 40.2% of the vote, defeating Avery T. Hutcheson (D) by 14.0 points.
Fred DefieldDemocrat · winner
40.2%1,923
Avery T. HutchesonDemocrat
26.1%1,251
Paul R. FleurdelysDemocrat
13.1%626
Marion N. WallaceDemocrat
10.7%511
W. Norman ShepardDemocrat
9.9%476
4,787 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET