1972Final results
1972 election for Missouri House District 139
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Claude Blakeley (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Richard Bush (D) by 12.6 points.
Claude BlakeleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.3%7,329
Richard BushDemocrat
43.7%5,694
13,023 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