1974Final results
1974 election for Missouri Senate District 20
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Marvin L. Dinger (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Ralph N. Smith (R) by 5.9 points.
Marvin L. DingerDemocrat · winner
52.9%21,391
Ralph N. SmithRepublican
47.1%19,022
40,413 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