1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 61
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Elbert Walton (D) won with 42.0% of the vote, defeating Claude Brown (D) by 0.9 points.
Elbert WaltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
42.0%2,361
Claude BrownDemocrat
41.1%2,308
Ida M. HaglerDemocrat
15.0%843
Lester BrownDemocrat
2.0%110
5,622 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET