1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Missouri House District 48
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Ray Hamlett (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating William S. Lowe (R) by 9.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ray HamlettDemocrat · winner
54.7%4,939
William S. LoweRepublican
45.3%4,088
9,027 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