1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 42
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Jim Barnes (D) won with 49.6% of the vote, defeating Steve Como (D) by 11.0 points.
Jim BarnesDemocrat · winner
49.6%1,908
Steve ComoDemocrat
38.5%1,483
Nancy LynnDemocrat
7.0%269
Jim GallagherDemocrat
4.9%188
3,848 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET