1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary for Missouri Senate District 1
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
James W. Murphy (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Bert Stewart (D) by 31.5 points.
James W. MurphyDemocrat · winner
55.2%11,734
Bert StewartDemocrat
23.7%5,046
John W. LenzenDemocrat
21.1%4,478
21,258 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET