1970Final results
1970 election for Missouri Senate District 8
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Don Manford (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Curtis C. Clinger (R) by 20.6 points.
Don ManfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.3%18,474
Curtis C. ClingerRepublican
39.7%12,151
30,625 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