1970Final results
1970 election for Missouri House District 138
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Ralph H. Melton (R) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Paul Rheuark (D) by 31.0 points.
Ralph H. MeltonRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.5%6,442
Paul RheuarkDemocrat
34.5%3,394
9,836 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