1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 116
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Ralph Hedrick (D) won with 44.5% of the vote, defeating Clyde W. Thomas (D) by 12.4 points.
Ralph HedrickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
44.5%2,425
Clyde W. ThomasDemocrat
32.1%1,749
Rich MitchellDemocrat
23.4%1,272
5,446 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET