1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary for Missouri Senate District 9
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Mary L. Gant (D) won with 49.0% of the vote, defeating Virgil Troutwine (D) by 4.1 points.
Mary L. GantDemocrat · winner · incumbent
49.0%7,946
Virgil TroutwineDemocrat
45.0%7,287
Thomas WinstonDemocrat
6.0%970
16,203 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET