1970Final results
1970 election for Missouri House District 47
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Frank Bild (R) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Edgar L. Metzger (D) by 41.7 points.
Frank BildRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.8%11,029
Edgar L. MetzgerDemocrat
29.2%4,542
15,571 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