1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 98

Name: 1978 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 98
Start: 1978-08-01
Location: Missouri

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Patrick Dougherty (D) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating John Blassie (D) by 35.7 points.

Patrick DoughertyDemocrat · winner

67.9%3,591

John BlassieDemocrat · incumbent

32.1%1,701

5,292 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET