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1968Final results

1968 election for Missouri House District 72

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Fred Williams (D) won with 86.9% of the vote, defeating Milton Gardner (R) by 73.9 points.

Fred WilliamsDemocrat · winner
86.9%4,749
Milton GardnerRepublican
13.1%714
5,463 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 1968

Races before and after

EvenD+24.41972D+47.31976R+8.71982R+39.31984R+30.21986R+11.41990

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