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