1970Final results
1970 election for Missouri House District 39
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
R. J. King Jr. (R) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Kathleen S. Newman (D) by 36.4 points.
R. J. King Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
68.2%6,606
Kathleen S. NewmanDemocrat
31.8%3,080
9,686 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