1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 138
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Howard House (D) won with 41.2% of the vote, defeating Nancy Niess (D) by 6.0 points.
Howard HouseDemocrat · winner
41.2%860
Nancy NiessDemocrat
35.2%735
Mary ManardDemocrat
23.6%492
2,087 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET