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1978 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 156

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Jerry Ford (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Jim Bequette (D) by 30.0 points.

Jerry FordDemocrat · winner
65.0%2,364
Jim BequetteDemocrat
35.0%1,273
3,637 votes

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