1970Final results
1970 election for Missouri House District 127
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Richard Smallwood (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating John Twitty (R) by 8.5 points.
Richard SmallwoodDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.2%4,049
John TwittyRepublican
45.8%3,415
7,464 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