1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Missouri House District 103
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Joseph F. Fendler (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph W. Beckerle (D) by 3.6 points.
Joseph F. FendlerRepublican · winner
51.8%5,795
Joseph W. BeckerleDemocrat · incumbent
48.2%5,396
11,191 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET