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1982Final results

1982 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 156

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Gary Smith (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Lee Geary (D) by 4.3 points.

Gary SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.1%2,780
Lee GearyDemocrat
47.9%2,553
5,333 votes

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