1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 161
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Fred Copeland (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating W. R. Philips Jr. (D) by 21.4 points.
Fred CopelandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.7%4,403
W. R. Philips Jr.Democrat
32.3%2,650
Sparrel W. DavisDemocrat
13.9%1,142
8,195 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET