1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 40

Name: 1976 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 40
Start: 1976-08-01
Location: Missouri

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Sam Doutt (D) won with 37.9% of the vote, defeating Doris Quinn (D) by 0.3 points.

Sam DouttDemocrat · winner

37.9%1,638

Doris QuinnDemocrat · incumbent

37.6%1,625

12.8%552

11.7%504

4,319 votes

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