1974Final results
1974 election for Missouri House District 157
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
J. T. Howard (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Verlan Beacham (R) by 20.3 points.
J. T. HowardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.2%4,364
Verlan BeachamRepublican
39.8%2,889
7,253 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