1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 157
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
J. T. Howard (D) won with 30.1% of the vote, defeating Delmer Barks (D) by 3.6 points.
J. T. HowardDemocrat · winner
30.1%1,966
Delmer BarksDemocrat
26.5%1,729
Bob BarneyDemocrat
26.3%1,717
Vernon DayDemocrat
10.4%677
Neal I. MansfieldDemocrat
6.7%438
6,527 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET