1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Missouri House District 106
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
W. E. Blackwell (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating C. M. Bassman (R) by 3.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
W. E. BlackwellDemocrat · winner
51.9%5,243
C. M. BassmanRepublican · incumbent
48.1%4,866
10,109 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET