1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 49
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
W. O. Howard (D) won with 28.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas B. Burkemper (D) by 3.7 points.
W. O. HowardDemocrat · winner
28.3%2,073
Thomas B. BurkemperDemocrat
24.6%1,804
Leroy D. BraungardtDemocrat
22.0%1,611
Paul E. WilliamsDemocrat
17.4%1,278
Dave Oney Jr.Democrat
7.8%570
7,336 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET