1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 67
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
James Carrington (D) won with 27.6% of the vote, defeating O. Straughter (D) by 7.7 points.
James CarringtonDemocrat · winner
27.6%700
O. StraughterDemocrat
19.9%504
John ConleyDemocrat · incumbent
17.1%435
Knox BrownDemocrat
17.1%433
Ronald E. PalmerDemocrat
13.5%342
Lester JonesDemocrat
4.8%123
2,537 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
James Carrington (D)O. Straughter (D)John Conley (D)Knox Brown (D)Ronald E. Palmer (D)
Also on the ballot: Lester Jones (Democrat), 4.8%