1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 63
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Raymond Quarles (D) won with 43.1% of the vote, defeating Charles Troupe (D) by 13.2 points.
Raymond QuarlesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
43.1%1,520
Charles TroupeDemocrat
29.8%1,053
Lillie M. SmithDemocrat
22.9%809
James Thomas PowellDemocrat
3.0%107
Claude Woody Sr.Democrat
1.1%39
3,528 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Raymond Quarles (D)Charles Troupe (D)Lillie M. Smith (D)
Also on the ballot: James Thomas Powell (Democrat), 3.0%; Claude Woody Sr. (Democrat), 1.1%