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1972Final results

1972 election for Missouri House District 137

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Leo W. Schrader (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Penny Thompson (R) by 7.8 points.

Leo W. SchraderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.9%5,643
Penny ThompsonRepublican
46.1%4,826
10,469 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

EvenD+7.81972D+27.51974D+6.81976D+1.31978R+23.71980D+40.21982

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