1984Final results
1984 primary for Missouri House District 143
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Wayne Gifford (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating H. R. Pennington (D) by 22.9 points.
Wayne GiffordDemocrat · winner
61.4%2,028
H. R. PenningtonDemocrat
38.6%1,273
3,301 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET