1970Final results
1970 election for Missouri House District 17
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Jewel Kennedy (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating John L. Lewis (D) by 14.9 points.
Jewel KennedyRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.5%5,737
John L. LewisDemocrat
42.5%4,249
9,986 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