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1970 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1970 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election?

Richard H. Ichord won the 1970 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election. Richard H. Ichord received 97,560 popular votes (64.35%). The main challenger was John L Caskanett (35.08%).

See the full head-to-head between Ichord and Caskanett

Ichord +29.3 pts · won by 44,379 votes
Richard H. IchordDemocraticWINNER64.35%
97,560 votes
John L CaskanettRepublican35.08%
53,181 votes
Charles H ByfordIndependent0.58%
879 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.