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1970Final results

1970 election for Missouri House District 89

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Ralph Combs (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Dale Gillespie (D) by 5.9 points.

Ralph CombsRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.9%5,297
47.1%4,710
10,007 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

EvenR+32.81972R+26.41974R+43.81978D+33.01982D+20.71988R+45.62002

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