1978Final results

1978 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 44

Name: 1978 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 44
Start: 1978-08-01
Location: Missouri

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Lester Patterson (D) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Jack Swall (D) by 42.8 points.

Lester PattersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent

71.4%3,242

28.6%1,300

4,542 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET