1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 85
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Russ Egan (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Panke (D) by 19.3 points.
Russ EganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%2,650
Robert PankeDemocrat
40.4%1,793
4,443 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET