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1972Final results

1972 election for Missouri House District 151

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Earl L. Sponsler (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Horace E. Brown (R) by 13.8 points.

Earl L. SponslerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.9%4,472
Horace E. BrownRepublican
43.1%3,390
7,862 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+13.81972D+37.51976R+6.31980D+38.71982D+39.31984D+39.31986

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