1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Missouri House District 3
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
James G. Baker (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating William F. Moore (R) by 6.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James G. BakerDemocrat · winner
53.2%3,381
William F. MooreRepublican · incumbent
46.8%2,970
6,351 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