1978Final results

1978 Republican primary for Missouri House District 44

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Stephen Garnett (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Earl H. Swofford Jr. (R) by 11.3 points.

Stephen GarnettRepublican · winner
55.6%651
44.4%519
1,170 votes

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