1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 primary for Missouri House District 40
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Doris Quinn (D) won with 34.4% of the vote, defeating Howard E. Hines (D) by 10.6 points.
Doris QuinnDemocrat · winner
34.4%832
Howard E. HinesDemocrat · incumbent
23.8%576
Sam DouttDemocrat
22.3%539
C. Lloyd HaynesDemocrat
19.6%474
2,421 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET