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1970Final results

1970 election for Missouri House District 49

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Donald J. Gralike (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating William Olenyik (R) by 32.4 points.

Donald J. GralikeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.2%6,765
William OlenyikRepublican
33.8%3,456
10,221 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+30.41972D+45.91974R+21.51982R+34.31984R+35.61986R+12.31988

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