1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Missouri House District 79
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Jerold L. Drake (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating H. F. Holland (R) by 11.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jerold L. DrakeDemocrat · winner
55.7%5,369
H. F. HollandRepublican · incumbent
44.3%4,264
9,633 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