1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 27
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Karen Benson (D) won with 34.3% of the vote, defeating Roger L. Coleman (D) by 6.7 points.
Karen BensonDemocrat · winner
34.3%1,542
Roger L. ColemanDemocrat
27.6%1,241
Sue LawsonDemocrat
25.8%1,160
Carl M. WilsonDemocrat
11.5%519
James W. KelchnerDemocrat
0.7%33
4,495 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Karen Benson (D)Roger L. Coleman (D)Sue Lawson (D)Carl M. Wilson (D)
Also on the ballot: James W. Kelchner (Democrat), 0.7%