1974Final results
1974 election for Missouri House District 144
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
John R. Hoffman (R) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Harry E. Blackwell (D) by 0.1 points.
John R. HoffmanRepublican · winner
50.0%4,794
Harry E. BlackwellDemocrat
50.0%4,789
9,583 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET