1976Final results
1976 election for Missouri House District 139
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Claude Blakeley (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating William E. Howsmon (D) by 8.6 points.
Claude BlakeleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.3%6,442
William E. HowsmonDemocrat
45.7%5,418
11,860 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET