1970Final results
1970 election for Missouri House District 96
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Ronald M. Belt (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Chester Shoemaker (D) by 17.9 points.
Ronald M. BeltRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.0%5,361
Chester ShoemakerDemocrat
41.0%3,733
9,094 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