1978Final results
1978 Republican primary for Missouri House District 146
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Dennis Smith (R) won with 41.2% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Newcomer (R) by 13.1 points.
Dennis SmithRepublican · winner
41.2%1,284
Kenneth NewcomerRepublican
28.1%877
J. Dan WoodallRepublican
23.2%723
Dan SchinzingRepublican
7.5%234
3,118 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET