1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 162
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Opal Parks (D) won with 38.6% of the vote, defeating Sue Swinger (D) by 7.9 points.
Opal ParksDemocrat · winner
38.6%2,648
Sue SwingerDemocrat
30.8%2,108
John TurnageDemocrat
28.0%1,919
Walter J. ReedusDemocrat
2.6%178
6,853 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET