1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 159

Name: 1972 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 159
Start: 1972-08-01
Location: Missouri

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

C. F. Cline (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Tony Heckemeyer (D) by 1.0 points.

C. F. ClineDemocrat · winner

50.5%3,376

Tony HeckemeyerDemocrat · incumbent

49.5%3,310

6,686 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET