1974Final results
1974 primary for Missouri House District 44
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Lester Patterson (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Harold R. Herman (D) by 4.8 points.
Lester PattersonDemocrat · winner
52.4%748
Harold R. HermanDemocrat
47.6%680
1,428 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET