1976Final results
1976 Republican primary for Missouri House District 44
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
H. Lamarr Rice (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Earl H. Swofford Jr. (R) by 16.0 points.
H. Lamarr RiceRepublican · winner
58.0%1,126
Earl H. Swofford Jr.Republican
42.0%815
1,941 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET