1970Final results
1970 election for Missouri House District 147
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Tom M. Carter (R) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Evelyn Lawson (D) by 27.6 points.
Tom M. CarterRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.8%5,577
Evelyn LawsonDemocrat
36.2%3,166
8,743 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