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1974Final results

1974 election for Missouri Senate District 24

Missouri State Senate · Missouri

Robert A. Young (D) won with 73.9% of the vote, defeating Esther Rechtien (R) by 47.7 points.

Robert A. YoungDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.9%22,159
Esther RechtienRepublican
26.1%7,842
30,001 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+56.81978D+24.41990R+6.41994R+11.31998D+4.92002D+21.32006

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