1972Final results
1972 election for Missouri House District 147
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Les Langsford (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Daniel B. McMahon (D) by 25.2 points.
Les LangsfordRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.6%10,097
Daniel B. McMahonDemocrat
37.4%6,032
16,129 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