1978Final results
1978 Republican primary for Missouri House District 85
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Bernard Axelrod (R) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Joe D. Grimes (R) by 34.1 points.
Bernard AxelrodRepublican · winner
67.1%220
Joe D. GrimesRepublican
32.9%108
328 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET