1976Final results
1976 election for Missouri Senate District 27
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
John Dennis (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Howard C. Tooke (R) by 16.6 points.
John DennisDemocrat · winner
58.3%34,285
Howard C. TookeRepublican
41.7%24,503
58,788 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET