1970Final results
1970 election for Missouri Senate District 26
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Edward Stone Jr. (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Robert C. Bauer (D) by 16.8 points.
Edward Stone Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
57.5%40,090
Robert C. BauerDemocrat
40.7%28,377
George W. McGarveyOther party
1.8%1,270
69,737 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