1970Final results
1970 election for Missouri House District 151
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
James E. Spain (D) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Elbert L. Howard (R) by 36.5 points.
James E. SpainDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.2%3,280
Elbert L. HowardRepublican
31.8%1,527
4,807 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