1970Final results
1970 election for Missouri House District 53
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
James Troupe (D) won with 95.2% of the vote, defeating Robert Thompson (R) by 90.4 points.
James TroupeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
95.2%1,531
Robert ThompsonRepublican
4.8%77
1,608 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