1970Final results
1970 election for Missouri House District 159
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Fred Copeland (D) won with 82.4% of the vote, defeating Francis Hulshof (R) by 64.8 points.
Fred CopelandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.4%4,563
Francis HulshofRepublican
17.6%974
5,537 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