1970Final results
1970 election for Missouri House District 42
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Stephen Burns (R) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Owen T. Armstrong (D) by 37.8 points.
Stephen BurnsRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.9%9,212
Owen T. ArmstrongDemocrat
31.1%4,154
13,366 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