1970 general · November 3, 1970
1970 Missouri State Senate election results, district by district
Every Missouri State Senate district in the 1970 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 34 seats
After the electionD 25 · R 9
Races17
Changed party0
Unopposed18%3 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 11 · R 6
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | John W. Joynt (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | Franklin Payne (D) | 83.0 | |
| SD-6 | Edward T. Linehan (D) | 57.9 | |
| SD-8 | Don Manford (D) | 20.6 | |
| SD-10 | Lem T. Jones Jr. (R) | 10.2 | |
| SD-12 | William J. Esely (R) | 1.5 | |
| SD-14 | John D. Schneider (D) | 32.0 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-16 | Jack E. Gant (D) | 25.2 | |
| SD-18 | Norman Merrell (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | Don Owens (R) | 5.1 | |
| SD-22 | Earl R. Blackwell (D) | 12.5 | |
| SD-24 | Robert A. Young (D) | 23.7 | |
| SD-26 | Edward Stone Jr. (R) | 16.8 | |
| SD-28 | Ike Skelton (D) | 0.8 | |
| SD-30 | Paul Bradshaw (R) | 4.4 | |
| SD-32 | Richard M. Webster (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-34 | Truman E. Wilson (D) | 18.7 |
Missouri State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner