1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 82
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Billie Boykins (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Roscoe McCrary (D) by 9.3 points.
Billie BoykinsDemocrat · winner
54.6%842
Roscoe McCraryDemocrat · incumbent
45.4%699
1,541 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET