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1974Final results

1974 election for Missouri House District 58

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

James Russell (D) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating Carole Jean Sojka (R) by 36.7 points.

James RussellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.4%4,170
31.6%1,930
6,100 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

EvenD+18.31972D+36.71974D+38.51976D+56.11978D+27.51980D+73.41984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET