1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 159

Name: 1978 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 159
Start: 1978-08-01
Location: Missouri

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Clifford Laplant (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating C. F. Cline (D) by 20.4 points.

Clifford LaplantDemocrat · winner

55.5%2,924

C. F. ClineDemocrat · incumbent

35.0%1,847

9.5%500

5,271 votes

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