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1982Final results

1982 election for Missouri House District 70

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Edward Ottinger (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating David Holtzman (D) by 6.0 points.

Edward OttingerRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.0%6,345
47.0%5,632
11,977 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+42.81974D+40.31978D+40.41980R+6.01982R+32.51990D+4.02012

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