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1978 Republican primary for Missouri House District 149

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Gerry Durnell (R) won with 39.0% of the vote, defeating Bill Owen (R) by 10.9 points.

Gerry DurnellRepublican · winner · incumbent
39.0%796
Bill OwenRepublican
28.1%573
Fred HuntRepublican
22.1%452
Larry EdgarRepublican
10.8%221
2,042 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET