1974Final results
1974 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 157
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
J. T. Howard (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Eugene Payne (D) by 7.0 points.
J. T. HowardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.5%1,581
Eugene PayneDemocrat
46.5%1,373
2,954 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET