2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2018 election for Missouri House District 70
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Paula Brown (D) won with 49.7% of the vote, defeating Mark Matthiesen (R) by 0.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Paula BrownDemocrat · winner
49.7%7,993
Mark MatthiesenRepublican · incumbent
49.0%7,882
Carol HexemGreen
1.2%195
16,070 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET