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1970Final results

1970 election for Missouri House District 115

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Joe F. Rains (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating C. Dean Edwards (R) by 7.0 points.

Joe F. RainsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.5%4,389
C. Dean EdwardsRepublican
46.5%3,811
8,200 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

EvenR+7.31972D+1.61974D+44.01976R+29.91982R+52.61986R+40.61988

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