1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 primary for Missouri House District 161

Name: 1970 primary for Missouri House District 161
Start: 1970-08-01
Location: Missouri

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Lew W. Maddox (D) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating R. B. King (D) by 25.8 points.

Lew W. MaddoxDemocrat · winner

62.9%2,309

R. B. KingDemocrat · incumbent

37.1%1,361

3,670 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET