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  MO State House 138 - R Primary
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Missouri > MO State House > MO State House 138
Office
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline April 01, 1970 - 12:00pm
Polls Open August 04, 1970 - 06:00am
Polls Close August 04, 1970 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 06, 1971 - 09:00pm
Term End January 03, 1973 - 12:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH February 12, 2021 01:38am
Data SourcesMissouri Manual, 1971-1972, p. 1325
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/05/1968
NameRalph H. Melton Votes8,957 (69.54%)
Term01/08/1969 - 01/06/1971 Margin5,034 (+39.08%)
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name (I) Ralph H. Melton Howard E. "Gene" Short John W. Burris
PartyRepublican Republican Republican
Votes2,981 (50.57%) 1,564 (26.53%) 1,350 (22.90%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,417 (-24.04%) -1,631 (-27.67%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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