1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 45
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
David Rauch (D) won with 49.6% of the vote, defeating Charles Reed (D) by 32.6 points.
David RauchDemocrat · winner
49.6%1,669
Charles ReedDemocrat
17.0%573
Francis HoughDemocrat
15.3%514
Geneve MaloneyDemocrat
13.3%447
Zola KingDemocrat
4.9%164
3,367 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
David Rauch (D)Charles Reed (D)Francis Hough (D)Geneve Maloney (D)
Also on the ballot: Zola King (Democrat), 4.9%