1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary for Missouri Senate District 27
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
John Dennis (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Billy Joe Thompson (D) by 16.4 points.
John DennisDemocrat · winner
58.2%17,977
Billy Joe ThompsonDemocrat
41.8%12,916
30,893 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET