1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Missouri House District 117
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Curt Davidson (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Guss Salley (R) by 2.4 points.
Curt DavidsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.2%7,027
Guss SalleyRepublican · incumbent
48.8%6,697
13,724 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