1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 144
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Max E. Bacon (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Ralph Slavens (D) by 8.1 points.
Max E. BaconDemocrat · winner
54.0%718
Ralph SlavensDemocrat
46.0%611
1,329 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET