1972Final results
1972 election for Missouri House District 120
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
W. E. Blackwell (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Waldo R. Landwehr (R) by 9.8 points.
W. E. BlackwellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%8,023
Waldo R. LandwehrRepublican
45.1%6,590
14,613 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