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1972Final results

1972 election for Missouri House District 149

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Gerry Durnell (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Virgil Brown (D) by 29.5 points.

Gerry DurnellRepublican · winner
64.7%7,311
Virgil BrownDemocrat
35.3%3,984
11,295 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

EvenR+29.51972R+10.91976D+5.41978R+2.31980R+43.01982D+19.01984

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