1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 Democratic primary for Missouri Senate District 5

Name: 1976 Democratic primary for Missouri Senate District 5
Start: 1976-08-01
Location: Missouri

Missouri State Senate · Missouri

J. B. Banks (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Raymond Howard (D) by 4.3 points.

J. B. BanksDemocrat · winner

52.2%7,407

Raymond HowardDemocrat · incumbent

47.8%6,790

14,197 votes

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