1976Final results
1976 Republican primary for Missouri House District 42
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Jewel Kennedy (R) won with 48.8% of the vote, defeating Marge Merrell (R) by 4.3 points.
Jewel KennedyRepublican · winner
48.8%1,012
Marge MerrellRepublican
44.5%923
Richard T. LawmanRepublican
6.7%139
2,074 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET