1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Missouri Senate District 24
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Edwin L. Dirck (D) won with 73.6% of the vote, defeating John Dooley (D) by 50.2 points.
Edwin L. DirckDemocrat · winner
73.6%15,080
John DooleyDemocrat
23.4%4,789
James L. ClaspillDemocrat
3.0%619
20,488 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET