1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 157

Name: 1976 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 157
Start: 1976-08-01
Location: Missouri

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Gary Smith (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating J. T. Howard (D) by 2.4 points.

Gary SmithDemocrat · winner

51.2%3,368

J. T. HowardDemocrat · incumbent

48.8%3,210

6,578 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET