1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 57

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

O. L. Shelton (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Johnnie Aikens (D) by 7.9 points.

O. L. SheltonDemocrat · winner
54.0%2,717
Johnnie AikensDemocrat · incumbent
46.0%2,319
5,036 votes

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