1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Missouri House District 144
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Max E. Bacon (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Edward Groves (R) by 5.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Max E. BaconDemocrat · winner
52.8%3,871
Edward GrovesRepublican · incumbent
47.2%3,464
7,335 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