1974Final results
1974 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 131
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Jim Arnold (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Billy L. Ransdall (D) by 33.4 points.
Jim ArnoldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.3%1,676
Billy L. RansdallDemocrat
30.9%806
H. R. PenningtonDemocrat
2.7%71
Edward C. RyanDemocrat
2.1%55
2,608 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Jim Arnold (D)Billy L. Ransdall (D)
Also on the ballot: H. R. Pennington (Democrat), 2.7%; Edward C. Ryan (Democrat), 2.1%