1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Missouri Senate District 16
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Clarence H. Heflin (D) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Jerry Michael (D) by 32.6 points.
Clarence H. HeflinDemocrat · winner
66.3%12,126
Jerry MichaelDemocrat
33.7%6,157
18,283 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET