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1970Final results

1970 election for Missouri House District 25

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

James Russell (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Lawrence A. Marler (R) by 18.7 points.

James RussellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.3%9,759
40.7%6,690
16,449 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

EvenD+60.11972D+60.71974D+74.31976D+74.41978D+13.21982D+32.41984

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