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1970Final results

1970 election for Missouri Senate District 20

Missouri State Senate · Missouri

Don Owens (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating George Bay (D) by 5.1 points.

Don OwensRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.5%22,556
George BayDemocrat
47.5%20,382
42,938 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

EvenD+3.81978D+20.41982D+48.11990D+42.61994D+31.71998R+13.82002

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