1970Final results
1970 election for Missouri Senate District 4
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Franklin Payne (D) won with 91.5% of the vote, defeating Solomon Rooks (R) by 83.0 points.
Franklin PayneDemocrat · winner
91.5%17,572
Solomon RooksRepublican
8.5%1,628
19,200 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