1970Final results
1970 election for Missouri House District 136
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Claude Blakeley (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating William E. Howsmon (D) by 9.9 points.
Claude BlakeleyRepublican · winner
55.0%4,641
William E. HowsmonDemocrat
45.0%3,802
8,443 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