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1974Final results

1974 election for Missouri Senate District 8

Missouri State Senate · Missouri

Don Manford (D) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Tom Williams Waterhouse (R) by 38.6 points.

Don ManfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.3%20,191
30.7%8,940
29,131 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+38.61974D+48.61978R+10.01982R+6.71986R+7.51990R+13.31994

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