1978Final results

1978 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 24

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Ronnie Depasco (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Rose Youngs (D) by 24.3 points.

Ronnie DepascoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.7%1,632
Rose YoungsDemocrat
36.4%979
Gene YoungDemocrat
2.9%79
2,690 votes

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

The candidates

Ronnie Depasco (D)Rose Youngs (D)

Also on the ballot: Gene Young (Democrat), 2.9%