1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 44
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Lester Patterson (D) won with 41.7% of the vote, defeating J. C. Bennett (D) by 2.4 points.
Lester PattersonDemocrat · winner
41.7%2,131
J. C. BennettDemocrat
39.3%2,010
Alberta L. CaquelardDemocrat
19.0%969
5,110 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET