1970Final results
1970 election for Missouri Senate District 24
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Robert A. Young (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating James E. Johnson (R) by 23.7 points.
Robert A. YoungDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.9%22,542
James E. JohnsonRepublican
37.2%13,783
Howard Houston SimsOther party
1.9%689
37,014 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