1970Final results
1970 Republican primary for Missouri House District 138
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Ralph H. Melton (R) won with 40.5% of the vote, defeating Howard E. Short (R) by 8.5 points.
Ralph H. MeltonRepublican · winner · incumbent
40.5%1,981
Howard E. ShortRepublican
32.0%1,564
John W. BurrisRepublican
27.6%1,350
4,895 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET