1970Final results
1970 election for Missouri House District 5
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Ray S. James (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Stephen J. Conway (D) by 16.3 points.
Ray S. JamesRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.1%4,755
Stephen J. ConwayDemocrat
41.9%3,423
8,178 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