1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 16
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Vernon King (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Vaughn Thomas (D) by 3.0 points.
Vernon KingDemocrat · winner
51.5%2,615
Vaughn ThomasDemocrat
48.5%2,464
5,079 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET