1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 27
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Karen Benson (D) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Jerry Murphy (D) by 33.1 points.
Karen BensonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.5%2,517
Jerry MurphyDemocrat
33.5%1,266
3,783 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET