1978Final results
1978 Republican primary for Missouri House District 3
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
John J. Fowler (R) won with 29.4% of the vote, defeating Forrest Fisher (R) by 9.2 points.
John J. FowlerRepublican · winner
29.4%1,563
Forrest FisherRepublican
20.2%1,073
Wayne D. SmithRepublican
19.5%1,036
David BlackburnRepublican
18.2%966
Sid RogersRepublican
12.6%671
5,309 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET