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1970Final results

1970 election for Missouri House District 156

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Marvin Proffer (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating L. Roland Sander (R) by 4.2 points.

Marvin ProfferDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.1%4,628
47.9%4,254
8,882 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

EvenR+15.01972D+11.31978D+16.41982D+19.01983 special electionD+43.11992R+22.51994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET