1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Missouri House District 116
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Clovis Sivils (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Ralph Hedrick (D) by 2.1 points.
Clovis SivilsRepublican · winner
51.1%6,908
Ralph HedrickDemocrat · incumbent
48.9%6,622
13,530 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