1976 primaries · May 1, 1976
1976 Missouri House of Representatives primary results, district by district
Every Missouri House of Representatives district in the 1976 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1 · Democratic primary | Richard J. Decoster (D) | 28.5 | |
| HD-2 · Democratic primary | Harry Hill (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-2 · Republican primary | Gail H. Novinger (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-3 · Democratic primary | Bobby D. McClure (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-3 · Republican primary | Vernon Betz (R) | 41.9 | |
| HD-4 · Democratic primary | R. J. Miller (D) | 22.2 | |
| HD-4 · Republican primary | Melvin Smith (R) | 28.2 | |
| HD-5 · Democratic primary | Everett Brown (D) | 30.4 | |
| HD-5 · Republican primary | Dolores Pierce (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-6 · Democratic primary | James L. Russell (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-6 · Republican primary | Eloise True (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-7 · Democratic primary | Don Silcott (D) | 12.7 | |
| HD-8 · Democratic primary | Don Randall (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-8 · Republican primary | Raymond E. Kinder (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-9 · Democratic primary | Mark Youngdahl (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-9 · Republican primary | Paul F. Dennis (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-10 · Democratic primary | Bob F. Griffin (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-10 · Republican primary | Merle F. Smith (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-11 · Democratic primary | Ralph Wigfield (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-11 · Republican primary | Robert Kay (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-12 · Democratic primary | R. L. Usher (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-13 · Democratic primary | Gary Sharpe (D) | 12.1 | |
| HD-14 · Democratic primary | D. R. Osbourn (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-15 · Democratic primary | Lloyd Baker (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-16 · Democratic primary | Norwood Creason (D) | 20.1 | |
| HD-16 · Republican primary | Ed Labarr (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-17 · Democratic primary | William Fickle (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-17 · Republican primary | Betty Gregoire (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-18 · Democratic primary | Stan Thomas (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-19 · Democratic primary | Gerald J. Roderick (D) | 5.8 | |
| HD-19 · Republican primary | Merlin W. Chrisman (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-20 · Democratic primary | Randy Robb (D) | 29.7 | |
| HD-20 · Republican primary | Mike Svetlic (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-21 · Democratic primary | David Christian (D) | 0.4 | |
| HD-21 · Republican primary | Shirley A. Mueller (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-22 · Democratic primary | Alex J. Fazzino (D) | 57.0 | |
| HD-23 · Democratic primary | Paul Rojas (D) | 25.1 | |
| HD-24 · Democratic primary | Ronnie Depasco (D) | 14.8 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-25 · Democratic primary | Orchid Jordan (D) | 25.2 | |
| HD-25 · Republican primary | Jeffrey John McQuown (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-26 · Democratic primary | Alan Wheat (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-27 · Democratic primary | Karen Benson (D) | 6.7 | |
| HD-27 · Republican primary | Don Lograsso (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-28 · Democratic primary | Phil Curls (D) | 12.1 | |
| HD-28 · Republican primary | Bernard T. Wilson (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-29 · Democratic primary | Dotty Doll (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-29 · Republican primary | David Reed (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-30 · Democratic primary | Phillip Scaglia (D) | 7.2 | |
| HD-31 · Democratic primary | Della Hadley (D) | 32.1 | |
| HD-31 · Republican primary | James H. Dolan (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-32 · Democratic primary | Joseph Kenton (D) | 43.8 | |
| HD-32 · Republican primary | Kenneth Ray (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33 · Democratic primary | Ed Bell (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33 · Republican primary | Harold Esser (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-34 · Democratic primary | John Foley (D) | 44.4 | |
| HD-34 · Republican primary | Harold Lowenstein (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-35 · Democratic primary | Carole Roper Park (D) | 35.5 | |
| HD-35 · Republican primary | Roy W. Spradlin (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-36 · Democratic primary | Leo McKamey (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-37 · Democratic primary | Gladys Marriott (D) | 59.0 | |
| HD-37 · Republican primary | James J. Hillen (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-38 · Democratic primary | William W. Ballew (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-38 · Republican primary | John A. Sharp (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-39 · Democratic primary | Clarence H. Heflin (D) | 28.6 | |
| HD-39 · Republican primary | Jay Brandt (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-40 · Democratic primary | Sam Doutt (D) | 0.3 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-40 · Republican primary | Ted Kalthoff (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-41 · Democratic primary | Glenn H. Binger (D) | 25.4 | |
| HD-42 · Democratic primary | Steve Como (D) | 15.3 | |
| HD-42 · Republican primary | Jewel Kennedy (R) | 4.3 | |
| HD-43 · Democratic primary | Robert Sego (D) | 49.8 | |
| HD-43 · Republican primary | Ron Early (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-44 · Democratic primary | Lester Patterson (D) | 2.4 | |
| HD-44 · Republican primary | H. Lamarr Rice (R) | 16.0 | |
| HD-45 · Democratic primary | Marvin L. Maloney (D) | 4.7 | |
| HD-45 · Republican primary | Robert P. Samuelson (R) | 37.2 | |
| HD-46 · Democratic primary | James Smith (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-47 · Democratic primary | John Rollins (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-48 · Democratic primary | Ray Hamlett (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-48 · Republican primary | James L. Lemon (R) | 66.0 | |
| HD-49 · Democratic primary | W. O. Howard (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-50 · Democratic primary | George Dames (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-51 · Democratic primary | Roy L. Freeman (D) | 25.5 | |
| HD-51 · Republican primary | Fred Dyer (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-52 · Democratic primary | Donald L. Boehmer (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-52 · Republican primary | Douglas Boschert (R) | 23.1 | |
| HD-53 · Democratic primary | Walter L. Meyer (D) | 36.9 | |
| HD-53 · Republican primary | Ron D. Luebbert (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-54 · Democratic primary | Ron Wilson (D) | 0.7 | |
| HD-54 · Republican primary | James A. Hofman (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-55 · Democratic primary | Francis Markwell (D) | 45.4 | |
| HD-56 · Democratic primary | Carl Muckler (D) | 55.1 | |
| HD-56 · Republican primary | Dorothy M. Cunningham (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-57 · Democratic primary | Kaye Steinmetz (D) | 9.0 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-58 · Democratic primary | James Russell (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-58 · Republican primary | Carole Jean Sojka (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-59 · Democratic primary | Bob Feigenbaum (D) | 54.5 | |
| HD-60 · Democratic primary | Earl L. Schlef (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-60 · Republican primary | Ted Smith (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-61 · Democratic primary | Francis Brady (D) | 75.2 | |
| HD-62 · Democratic primary | Al Mueller (D) | 53.0 | |
| HD-62 · Republican primary | Calvin Harris (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-63 · Democratic primary | Raymond Quarles (D) | 13.2 | |
| HD-63 · Republican primary | Rudolph E. Wheeler Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-64 · Democratic primary | Stan Piekarski (D) | 58.4 | |
| HD-65 · Democratic primary | Russell Goward (D) | 66.0 | |
| HD-65 · Republican primary | Rosie D. Johnson (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-66 · Democratic primary | Johnnie Aikens (D) | 18.1 | |
| HD-67 · Democratic primary | James Whitmore (D) | 0.5 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-68 · Democratic primary | Wayne Goode (D) | 41.0 | |
| HD-68 · Republican primary | Thomas L. Howard (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-69 · Democratic primary | Robert Fowler (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-70 · Democratic primary | Judith Oconnor (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-71 · Democratic primary | George Sexton (D) | 0.4 | |
| HD-71 · Republican primary | G. Phillip Meier (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-72 · Democratic primary | Edwin L. Dirck (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-72 · Republican primary | John Fischer (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-73 · Democratic primary | Michael Burke (D) | 10.0 | |
| HD-74 · Democratic primary | Ralph Jones (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-75 · Republican primary | George Hoblitzelle (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-76 · Democratic primary | S. Sue Shear (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-77 · Democratic primary | Kenneth J. Rothman (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-78 · Democratic primary | Fred Williams (D) | 4.1 | |
| HD-79 · Democratic primary | Nathaniel J. Rivers (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-80 · Democratic primary | Robert Walker (D) | 28.2 | |
| HD-81 · Democratic primary | Deverne Calloway (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-82 · Democratic primary | Roscoe McCrary (D) | 1.8 | |
| HD-83 · Democratic primary | John Leisure (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-84 · Democratic primary | Edward Sweeney (D) | 20.8 | |
| HD-85 · Democratic primary | Russ Egan (D) | 5.9 | |
| HD-86 · Democratic primary | Steve Vossmeyer (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-87 · Democratic primary | Anthony D. Ribaudo (D) | 69.5 | |
| HD-88 · Democratic primary | James N. Riley (D) | 68.8 | |
| HD-88 · Republican primary | John H. Proemsey (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-89 · Republican primary | Philip H. Hoffman (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-90 · Democratic primary | Patrick Daniel Odriscoll (D) | 33.7 | |
| HD-90 · Republican primary | Paul Dietrich (R) | 24.9 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-91 · Democratic primary | Ronald J. Ballinger (D) | 22.4 | |
| HD-91 · Republican primary | William Steinmetz (R) | 4.7 | |
| HD-92 · Democratic primary | Steve Gardner (D) | 70.1 | |
| HD-92 · Republican primary | Richard W. Withington (R) | 6.4 | |
| HD-93 · Republican primary | Walt Mueller (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-94 · Republican primary | John Buechner (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-95 · Democratic primary | Martin E. Gardner Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-95 · Republican primary | Francis Barnes (R) | 40.8 | |
| HD-96 · Democratic primary | Robert W. Tabscott (D) | 16.2 | |
| HD-96 · Republican primary | Marion Cairns (R) | 26.4 | |
| HD-97 · Democratic primary | William Otoole (D) | 62.6 | |
| HD-97 · Republican primary | Dave Cook (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-98 · Democratic primary | John Blassie (D) | 30.7 | |
| HD-99 · Democratic primary | Frank E. Kostron (D) | 57.7 | |
| HD-100 · Democratic primary | Thomas Zych (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-101 · Democratic primary | David T. Kinealy (D) | 10.2 | |
| HD-101 · Republican primary | Edward Ottinger (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-102 · Democratic primary | Thomas Eckhardt (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-102 · Republican primary | J. Anthony Dill (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-103 · Democratic primary | Thomas Villa (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-104 · Democratic primary | Bud Fendler (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-104 · Republican primary | Steve Roedner (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-105 · Democratic primary | Philip Barry (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-105 · Republican primary | Charles Enke (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-106 · Democratic primary | William Decoursey (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-106 · Republican primary | Irene Treppler (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-107 · Democratic primary | Robert C. Bauer (D) | 10.9 | |
| HD-107 · Republican primary | William Raisch (R) | 26.9 | |
| HD-108 · Democratic primary | B. W. Holt (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-108 · Republican primary | Russell Brockfeld (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-109 · Democratic primary | Joe Holt (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-110 · Democratic primary | James W. Devier (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-110 · Republican primary | Harold Reisch (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-111 · Democratic primary | Steven Faber (D) | 13.8 | |
| HD-111 · Republican primary | Larry Mead (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-112 · Democratic primary | Van Donley (D) | 24.2 | |
| HD-112 · Republican primary | Harold Dickson (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-113 · Democratic primary | James Mathewson (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-113 · Republican primary | A. G. Cy Cline (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-114 · Republican primary | Gene Lang (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-115 · Democratic primary | G. M. Allen (D) | 39.4 | |
| HD-115 · Republican primary | James F. Blair III (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-116 · Democratic primary | Ralph Hedrick (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-117 · Democratic primary | Robert Dunning (D) | 10.2 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-117 · Republican primary | John K. Brecht (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-118 · Republican primary | Carrol McCubbin (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-119 · Republican primary | James Strong (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-120 · Democratic primary | G. W. Greg Stratman (D) | 74.5 | |
| HD-120 · Republican primary | Norbert Plassmeyer (R) | 20.5 | |
| HD-121 · Democratic primary | Daphen Webster (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-121 · Republican primary | Wesley A. Miller (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-122 · Democratic primary | Winnie Weber (D) | 17.4 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-123 · Democratic primary | Charles Becker (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-124 · Democratic primary | Howard Garrett (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-125 · Democratic primary | William Lewis (D) | 45.5 | |
| HD-126 · Democratic primary | Al Nilges (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-126 · Republican primary | Elmer E. Cowan (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-127 · Democratic primary | Richard Straughn (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-127 · Republican primary | Vernon Bruckerhoff (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-128 · Democratic primary | Ron Bockencamp (D) | 51.1 | |
| HD-128 · Republican primary | Leonard Jackson (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-129 · Democratic primary | William E. Seay (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-130 · Democratic primary | Jerry McBride (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-131 · Democratic primary | Richard Hamilton (D) | 37.3 | |
| HD-131 · Republican primary | Gene Farnham (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-132 · Republican primary | Flavel J. Butts (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-133 · Republican primary | Morris Westfall (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-134 · Democratic primary | W. E. Brock (D) | 31.8 | |
| HD-134 · Republican primary | J. Bernard Mitchell (R) | 31.9 | |
| HD-135 · Democratic primary | Robert L. Stone (D) | 6.0 | |
| HD-135 · Republican primary | Max O. Brown (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-136 · Republican primary | Robert Young (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-137 · Democratic primary | Thomas Carver (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-137 · Republican primary | Harvey E. Arnce (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-138 · Democratic primary | Mary Manard (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-138 · Republican primary | Julian Ossman (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-139 · Democratic primary | William E. Howsmon (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-139 · Republican primary | Claude Blakeley (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-140 · Democratic primary | Rufus Miller (D) | 43.7 | |
| HD-140 · Republican primary | Eddie Williams (R) | 16.7 | |
| HD-141 · Republican primary | Keith Stotts (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-142 · Republican primary | Donald Gann (R) | 13.2 | |
| HD-143 · Republican primary | Garnett Kelly (R) | 23.0 | |
| HD-144 · Democratic primary | Bill Harp (D) | 8.2 | |
| HD-144 · Republican primary | John R. Hoffman (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-145 · Republican primary | Paul Busiek (R) | 6.0 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-146 · Republican primary | George J. Donegan (R) | 25.7 | |
| HD-147 · Republican primary | William Stoner (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-148 · Democratic primary | Fred Lynn (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-148 · Republican primary | Barbara Payne (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-149 · Democratic primary | Dan Decarlo (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-149 · Republican primary | Gerry Durnell (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-150 · Democratic primary | Wilbur C. Elmore (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-150 · Republican primary | Paul Page (R) | 12.0 | |
| HD-151 · Democratic primary | Michael Lybyer (D) | 16.8 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-151 · Republican primary | Horace E. Brown (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-152 · Republican primary | R. Wendell Bailey (R) | 29.7 | |
| HD-153 · Democratic primary | Danny Staples (D) | 18.1 | |
| HD-154 · Democratic primary | Frank Ellis (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-155 · Democratic primary | Marvin Proffer (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-156 · Republican primary | Gary Rust (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-157 · Democratic primary | Gary Smith (D) | 2.4 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-158 · Democratic primary | Gayle Kingery (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-158 · Republican primary | O. L. Wallis (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-159 · Democratic primary | C. F. Cline (D) | 17.1 | |
| HD-160 · Democratic primary | Fred Defield (D) | 39.8 | |
| HD-161 · Democratic primary | Fred Copeland (D) | 21.4 | |
| HD-162 · Democratic primary | Vic Downing (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-163 · Democratic primary | Lew W. Maddox (D) | 28.8 |
Missouri House of Representatives
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner