1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Missouri House District 145
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Wayne Groner (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Harry E. Blackwell (D) by 1.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Wayne GronerRepublican · winner
50.9%3,509
Harry E. BlackwellDemocrat · incumbent
49.1%3,388
6,897 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