1974Final results
1974 election for Missouri House District 49
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
W. O. Howard (D) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Leo Brueggen (R) by 45.9 points.
W. O. HowardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.0%5,403
Leo BrueggenRepublican
27.0%2,002
7,405 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