1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 Republican primary for Missouri Senate District 33

Missouri State Senate · Missouri

John Russell (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating James A. Noland (R) by 22.6 points.

John RussellRepublican · winner
59.2%11,855
James A. NolandRepublican · incumbent
36.7%7,339
Clifford GloverRepublican
4.1%818
20,012 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

John Russell (R)James A. Noland (R)

Also on the ballot: Clifford Glover (Republican), 4.1%