1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 30
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Phillip Scaglia (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Bill Covington (D) by 17.3 points.
Phillip ScagliaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.3%1,481
Bill CovingtonDemocrat
34.0%981
Richard NeroDemocrat
12.6%364
Betty ClarksonDemocrat
2.1%61
2,887 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Phillip Scaglia (D)Bill Covington (D)Richard Nero (D)
Also on the ballot: Betty Clarkson (Democrat), 2.1%