1970Final results
1970 Republican primary for Missouri House District 85
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Tom Eaton (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Merle F. Smith (R) by 17.8 points.
Tom EatonRepublican · winner
58.9%567
Merle F. SmithRepublican
41.1%396
963 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET