1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 131
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Richard Hamilton (D) won with 76.2% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Mitchell (D) by 60.9 points.
Richard HamiltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.2%2,203
Kenneth MitchellDemocrat
15.3%443
Henry VeachDemocrat
8.5%246
2,892 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET