1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 54
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Michael Vitale (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Pat Burke (D) by 12.0 points.
Michael VitaleDemocrat · winner
56.0%3,120
Pat BurkeDemocrat
44.0%2,453
5,573 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET