1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 39
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
William T. Dawson (D) won with 28.1% of the vote, defeating William Liddle (D) by 7.6 points.
William T. DawsonDemocrat · winner
28.1%1,055
William LiddleDemocrat
20.4%769
Heinz ReschkeDemocrat
14.6%550
William WilkersonDemocrat
8.0%301
Mike MooreDemocrat
7.3%276
Lucille GarrettDemocrat
5.3%201
William BiggsDemocrat
5.2%195
Ronald ByersDemocrat
4.7%176
Jerry IrvingDemocrat
4.0%152
Richard HoganDemocrat
2.3%86
3,761 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
William T. Dawson (D)William Liddle (D)Heinz Reschke (D)William Wilkerson (D)Mike Moore (D)Lucille Garrett (D)William Biggs (D)
Also on the ballot: Ronald Byers (Democrat), 4.7%; Jerry Irving (Democrat), 4.0%; Richard Hogan (Democrat), 2.3%