1974Final results
1974 election for Missouri Senate District 26
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
George E. Murray (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Patrick E. Payne (D) by 4.9 points.
George E. MurrayRepublican · winner
52.4%23,526
Patrick E. PayneDemocrat
47.6%21,347
44,873 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