1970Final results
1970 election for Missouri House District 7
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Tom Ryan (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating J. M. Sanders (R) by 7.5 points.
Tom RyanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.8%4,996
J. M. SandersRepublican
46.2%4,297
9,293 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